Comments on: Can Dell Dethrone the iPhone? http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/can-dell-dethrone-the-iphone/ Digital Trends is your home for technology news, CE product reviews, mobile app reviews and daily videos. Sun, 27 May 2012 18:03:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: caswell123 http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/can-dell-dethrone-the-iphone/#comment-61312 caswell123 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 00:32:42 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-61312 FOR SALE: Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB / BlackBerry Bold 9000 <br /> <br /> <br /> For Sale: Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB 300<br /> The phone ( Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB ) is unlocked , brand new , sealed in the box , comes with complete accessories , comes with 1 Year international warranty from the manufacture and the phone will work with any network provider or sim card.<br /> <br /> Package Content<br /> # 1 Apple Stereo Ear Buds with micphone<br /> # 1 Apple Dock<br /> # 1 Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable<br /> # 1 Apple USB power adapter wall charger<br /> # 1 Apple iPhone User Guide<br /> # 1 Apple Cleaning/polishing cloth<br /> # 1 Apple Original Box (Collector's item)<br /> ================================================================================<br /> The phone ( BlackBerry Bold 9000 ) is unlocked , brand new , sealed in the box , comes with complete accessories , comes with 1 Year international warranty from the manufacture and the phone will work with any network provider or sim card.<br /> <br /> <br /> Email : discount-apple-store@live.com<br /> Phone # : +447024032902<br /> COMPANY NAME: UNIQUE SALES MARKETS LIMITED <br /> ADDRESS: SUITE B, 29 HARLEY STREET <br /> STATE: LONDON <br /> POSTAL CODE: W1G 9QR <br /> Registered No.05776919 <br /> COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM. <br /> FOR SALE: Apple iPhone 3GS 32GB / BlackBerry Bold 9000

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]]> By: Shieldzee http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/can-dell-dethrone-the-iphone/#comment-61310 Shieldzee Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:46:08 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-61310 Rob, I am surprised that you focus solely on the hardware for your dream phone. I strongly feel that the iPhone's success has very little to do with the hardware and everything to do with the interface and the vast amount of applications, easily procured available on the iPhone. If I had the iPhone physical device with Windows Mobile 6.1 Mobile Phone Edition on it, it would be a useless hunk of junk. The success of the iPhone should make it plainly clear that what makes a smart phone successful is the interface, not the physical device. Rob, I am surprised that you focus solely on the hardware for your dream phone. I strongly feel that the iPhone's success has very little to do with the hardware and everything to do with the interface and the vast amount of applications, easily procured available on the iPhone. If I had the iPhone physical device with Windows Mobile 6.1 Mobile Phone Edition on it, it would be a useless hunk of junk. The success of the iPhone should make it plainly clear that what makes a smart phone successful is the interface, not the physical device.

]]> By: Shieldzee http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/can-dell-dethrone-the-iphone/#comment-61311 Shieldzee Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:46:08 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-61311 Rob, when you talk about your dream phone, you seem to focus on the hardware and the accessories and say that you do not really care about the OS. Would you not agree that the runaway success of the iPhone is due to the operating system and the vast number of applications that are available for it and easily procured? The iPhone hardware, while well designed and elegant, is not particularly flashy or feature filled. I mean there is only one button on the front of the phone! How may Sony Xperia's have you seen in the wild? Fantastic hardware, ho hum OS. The OS and interface are what matters. Not the hardware. Rob, when you talk about your dream phone, you seem to focus on the hardware and the accessories and say that you do not really care about the OS. Would you not agree that the runaway success of the iPhone is due to the operating system and the vast number of applications that are available for it and easily procured? The iPhone hardware, while well designed and elegant, is not particularly flashy or feature filled. I mean there is only one button on the front of the phone! How may Sony Xperia's have you seen in the wild? Fantastic hardware, ho hum OS. The OS and interface are what matters. Not the hardware.

]]> By: dbcad http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/can-dell-dethrone-the-iphone/#comment-61309 dbcad Sun, 19 Jul 2009 05:48:34 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-61309 We need to get the whole picture straight, and examine things globally as well., With regards to Android.. <br /> <br /> First Google isn't targeting or not targeting anybody with Android, They designed a platform that can be as expanded or base as the handset manufacturer or carrier want it to be.. There can be different levels of "Googlefication" down to the point of zero Google apps.. The OS itself now incorporates things like Flash and Exchange support.. There are apps supporting Office and Open Office documents as well.<br /> <br /> Until recently there was one Android phone.. TMobiles G1 aka the Google phone. Things are now changing.. Here in the US, disgustingly slow, but in Europe they are kicking butt.. The HTC Magic which is basically the same phone Tmobile is launching here as the MyTouch, has been out for a long time, the HTC Hero has just been launched, as well as the Samsung Galaxy.. So Europe has 4 Android phones available right now from multiple carriers and manufacturers.. The US has 1 (2 come Aug 3rd) from 1 carrier (4th largest in US) and 1 manufacturer.. But by the end of the year it will be a different story, and then more appropriate to analyze the success or failure. We need to get the whole picture straight, and examine things globally as well., With regards to Android..

First Google isn't targeting or not targeting anybody with Android, They designed a platform that can be as expanded or base as the handset manufacturer or carrier want it to be.. There can be different levels of “Googlefication” down to the point of zero Google apps.. The OS itself now incorporates things like Flash and Exchange support.. There are apps supporting Office and Open Office documents as well.

Until recently there was one Android phone.. TMobiles G1 aka the Google phone. Things are now changing.. Here in the US, disgustingly slow, but in Europe they are kicking butt.. The HTC Magic which is basically the same phone Tmobile is launching here as the MyTouch, has been out for a long time, the HTC Hero has just been launched, as well as the Samsung Galaxy.. So Europe has 4 Android phones available right now from multiple carriers and manufacturers.. The US has 1 (2 come Aug 3rd) from 1 carrier (4th largest in US) and 1 manufacturer.. But by the end of the year it will be a different story, and then more appropriate to analyze the success or failure.

]]> By: Rob Enderle http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/can-dell-dethrone-the-iphone/#comment-61308 Rob Enderle Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:16:02 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-61308 Remon, it kind of depends on your target. Apple initially ignored business and targeted the consumer and Google appears to also, initially, be on that path. Once you have the consumer then going after business makes sense.<br /> <br /> With Alienware they could have an initial Halo offering like the iPhone initially was. Eventually, I agree, they'd need a broader market product but there are so many me-too phones that I think they need to create controversy right out of the gate. Remon, it kind of depends on your target. Apple initially ignored business and targeted the consumer and Google appears to also, initially, be on that path. Once you have the consumer then going after business makes sense.

With Alienware they could have an initial Halo offering like the iPhone initially was. Eventually, I agree, they'd need a broader market product but there are so many me-too phones that I think they need to create controversy right out of the gate.

]]> By: Remon http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/can-dell-dethrone-the-iphone/#comment-61307 Remon Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:22:18 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-61307 I don't agree that the problem with Android is that three parties are involved. The PC is a pretty good example of hardware coming from one vendor with an OS built by a different one, and they nearly buried Apple, a one-party software/hardware provider. I'm much more inclined to believe that Google just doesn't feel compelled to move quickly. Despite a slow start, I expect an accelerating adoption as the number of hardware vendors supporting Android increases.<br /> <br /> I also don't agree with the "Alienware" suggestion. In fact, I would say that that would be the surest way to disaster. Business users don't care a whit about sexy, as RIM has proven over and over again. To them, it's all about the tools they need to get their work done. And although Apple delivered a great phone that primarily was good at games, it understands what business needs, and has been chipping away with push email, integration with Microsoft Outlook, etc.<br /> <br /> Dell should be looking to better serve business and other non-gaming needs if it wants to find success. The easiest path to get there is via modern open standards such as Linux and Webkit, and keep pushing down the path Apple pioneered.<br /> <br /> I don't agree that the problem with Android is that three parties are involved. The PC is a pretty good example of hardware coming from one vendor with an OS built by a different one, and they nearly buried Apple, a one-party software/hardware provider. I'm much more inclined to believe that Google just doesn't feel compelled to move quickly. Despite a slow start, I expect an accelerating adoption as the number of hardware vendors supporting Android increases.

I also don't agree with the “Alienware” suggestion. In fact, I would say that that would be the surest way to disaster. Business users don't care a whit about sexy, as RIM has proven over and over again. To them, it's all about the tools they need to get their work done. And although Apple delivered a great phone that primarily was good at games, it understands what business needs, and has been chipping away with push email, integration with Microsoft Outlook, etc.

Dell should be looking to better serve business and other non-gaming needs if it wants to find success. The easiest path to get there is via modern open standards such as Linux and Webkit, and keep pushing down the path Apple pioneered.

]]> By: rob http://www.digitaltrends.com/opinion/can-dell-dethrone-the-iphone/#comment-61306 rob Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:46:14 +0000 http://www.digitaltrends.com#comment-61306 dell's phone is a joke. so are their computers! dell's phone is a joke. so are their computers!

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