iPhone!!!!!

[1orion2many]

I don't think the coverage in Australia is good enough to warrant getting this, my father in-law was going to buy one overseas but after a lot of studying up decided it was a waste of money with what it could offer in the Australian enviroment. Check for yourself before you commit.

[dirge]

While I much prefer a Mac to Windows (hell, I prefer a notepad and pencil to windows), I don't love everything Apple does. The iPhone is a great toy for those who want the latest and greatest (I'm not saying it's the greatest, I'm using a figure of speech) in their pocket, but is limited for a power user who wants the best in a specific feature. The iPhone is well designed for what it's trying to achieve, but it's not for me.

For me it's all about the music library. I have ~50G of music, so the iPhone would represent a significant step backwards compared to my iPod. I care not about the phone, as long as the damn thing makes & receives calls.

jay's spot on about Apple knowing what to leave out. I remember when they shipped the first iMac without a floppy drive. While it was probably a year or two ahead of time, they rightly realised that 1.44m floppies were on borrowed time. As for the FM radio... the majority of those buying iPhones want the latest & greatest phone, and with 8G of music ad-free, the FM radio is easily forgotten.

jay's also spot on about the market share. The iPhone has an aura - even if the first one was light on features & heavy on flair. Now Apple are taking the aura they've built and are going shopping for customers.

I'll get a iPhone when one hits the market with the capacity I need. And then it'll be when either my mobile phone or iPod at the time dies.