(Aug. 16, 2009 10:01 PM)Bey Brad Wrote: I'm currently looking into buying my first mobile phone and right now it's between the iPhone 3GS and several Blackberrys. As someone who already uses a Mac, I'm truly tempted to get an iPhone due to all of the integration with Mac apps, and of course Mobile Safari. However, I'm not sure how I feel about buying into an ecosystem where I can't be trusted to download whatever software I want.
Good point. There are several key negatives for the iphone. In New York (i dont know about the rest of the country or the world) AT&T only offers the phone on 2 year contracts. Also they dont offer insurance for the phone, only a dumb plan where if you break it or loose it you can buy one back at contract price ($200-$300) which is a total rip off. Also as you said you cant download whatever you want and apple has been rejecting a bunch of apps.
That being said i have to say that this phone is still totally worth it. There where 3 apps that i wanted on my phone that got rejected. Google Latitude, Google Voice and Firefox for iPhone. Fortunately google being a crafty enterprise simply created a mobile website made specifically for the iphone that runs their rejected apps, and websites can be neatly bookmarked and these bookmarks can be placed on the home screen just like apps are. Firefox on the other hand cant do this. But the safari browser is treating me fine on the iphone so far. Its a shame though that there will be no competition for iphone browsers. It would only benefit everyones browser of choice including safari.
You know im spending money because spending time is hopeless.
And know i pop bottles cause i bottle my emotions.
At least i put it all in the open