iPhone Price Point Devastates Competition

I guess I didn't really think about it but it makes perfect sense. It's a quick read but the content is good.

The Best & Worst of WWDC

Ok, so overall I found the Keynote very interesting. I don't want to say good or bad. It was confusing live but now that I've had time to ponder and watch it live I guess I am satisfied enough.

While some may not think the 3G iPhone is worth the upgrade I'm convinced it is for me for 2 big reasons. 1) 3G. It will be significantly faster. I hate waiting now for Edge. I need a faster browser. I use it all the time. Plus think of all the new apps that will benefit from this alone, Slingbox, MLB.com, etc. 2) Improved audio quality. They mentioned better sound - I'm assuming they were referring to the external speaker but the new plastic back covers 10 antennas that can only help what is a weak signal receiver in many places/buildings. Imagine what they learned from their first phone. That new push system they developed for apps like IM to function in the background without hurting performance of battery will be great (available in Sept.)

The new iPhone is not perfect. Video chatting would be amazing as would MMS, and 802.11n. I'm still surprised they can't figure out a few of the simple things. And it's $10 more a month. But with what you gain it's a move I'm willing to make.

Maybe biggest plus of the day for me is MobileMe. I'm excited for a service that works...and it better. Syncing looks amazingly simple. Plus I love that new quick reply in the mail section. When will Mail get that???  Idisk may actually be useful now and large file transfers will finally be simple.

Other Small Bonuses: (I assume these will be in 2.0 and therefore work in older models)

Save emailed pictures in albums and Contact search - FINALLY. iWork and Office compatibility is a plus too but Scientific Calculator, Parent Controls, new Languages...who needs that?

Biggest Letdown of the Day:

No iTunes activation. You have to go to AT&T. That's stupid. I understand it, but by showing us a world of such ease just to pull it away from us, it hurts. That's all I'm saying.

But My Favorite Items of the Day

#1 The "cloud". You have to love the cloud in MobileMe. I didn't know how talented clouds were :)

#2 The sim ejector included with iPhone (otherwise known as a paper clip)

What do you think???

I wanted just a little more...

I watched three different mac sites refreshing my browser every minute or two so that I could participate in the developers conference myself.  By the way I thought the feed from Engadgit was the best.  I kept waiting for the "wow."  I was captivated by what could be, only to be left wanting a little more.  Where was the video conferencing?  Where was the MMS?  What about a simple stupid "to do" list that works with ical?!!  Sure there is the GPS (a novelty at best), and the G3 speed boost (just use the wi-fi).  I still cannot copy and paste.  I cannot send pictures via instant message.  Nice that they could drop the price to $199.00, but ATT will eat up that with an extra $10.00 a month for their data plan.  I did like the renovation of .mac to push email, ical and contacts, though goz@me.com seems a little narcissistic.  I will wait and enjoy my vintage $600.00 iPhone and put my hope in the creativity of the 3rd party world in hopes that they might solve some of Apple's simple oversights.

Would anyone else like to see Goz build one of these for us?