balsofsteele@gmail.com wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>> balsofsteele@gmail.com wrote:
>>> M-M wrote:
>>>> In article <zmMhi.7854$vq6.6102@fe49.usenetserver.com>,
>>>> "balsofsteele@gmail.com" <balsofsteele@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The only BT profile that Verizon is missing off any modern phone
>>>>> that I've seen is the "Multimedia File Sharing" profile, which is
>>>>> mostly WORTHLESS.
>>>> VZW won't allow you to add your own ringtones or transfer photos by
>>>> BT and that's irritating. It's a pain to have to use the card.
>>> SURE THEY DO, use bitpim if you insist on doing it that way. If you
>>> still want to use bluetooth you totally missed the whole fucking
>>> point of my post.
>>>
>>>>> Personally I consider Verizon pretty damned open, especially when
>>>>> it comes to data services.
>>>> I agree with you there. That's why I'm staying.
>>> Some people want a "personal communications device", some people
>>> only need bling-bling.
>>>
>>>>> I really haven't seen anything the iPhone does that the
>>>>> already-been-off-the-market-6-months VX9800 can't do.
>>>> The iPhone is WAY cooler and that's the name of the game and Apple
>>>> knows that.
>>> "cooler" for what? They did a lot of marketing, paid a lot of
>>> people to claim how goddamn cool it was on the internet, etc.
>>>
>>> The fucking thing is bigger than a Microtac. If big phones are the
>>> new kewl thing, I guess I'll pull a brick out and start using it (at
>>> least until Febuary...)
>>>
>>>>> Apple needs to stick to markets they understand. Cellular isn't
>>>>> one of them, obviously. They're not in a position to be
>>>>> competitive with folks like Samsung, LG, Motorola, Nokia, etc.
>>>> Don't underestimate Apple.
>>> Why the fuck not? THEY HAVE NEVER AT ANY POINT IN HISTORY EVER
>>> ACTUALLY HAD ANY SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF ANY MARKET THEY ARE A PART
>>> OF.
>>
>> That is just plain wrong with the ipod.

> Actually, those dinky chinky flash-based mp3 players sold A LOT MORE worldwide than all the apple
> players put together.

Apple still had A SIGNIFICANT PORTION of that particular market.

The only market they did manage that with.

> Most of the folks I saw carrying ipods a few years ago now carry somebody else's mp3 player or
> already upgraded to a media-playing cellphone and an SD card.

You didnt say the majority, just A SIGNIFICANT PORTION.

The portion that Apple did achieve is certainly SIGNIFICANT.

> I personally think they're attempting to peddle a 3 year old phone inside of a LCD picture frame.

More fool you.

> Not very cool at all.

It is a pretty decent design, with some real lacks like
not being able to run 3rd party apps, no removable
battery, no SD card etc and the wrong cellphone network.