Kevin Weaver wrote:
> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:479bec34$0$84202$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
>> Bill Kearney wrote:
>>>> What is the procedure for installing SOFTWARE THAT RUNS on an
>>>> iPhone? Does
>>>> itunes install software on it, now?
>>>
>>> There is none. It doesn't support software being installed on it.
>>> And they've gone to great lengths to cripple efforts otherwise.
>>
>> I was hoping that Jobs would announce voice dialing for the iPhone at
>> Mac World.
>>
>> The rumor is that they have voice-dialing almost ready, and due to the
>> upcoming California law banning handheld phones while driving it's
>> expected well before July 1, 2008 (when the law takes effect).
>>
>> How it will work is that you're going to have to upload your iPhone
>> address book to iTunes, then for 99¢ per contact you can create and
>> download voice-tags at the iTunes store (it will include up to three
>> numbers per contact it's not 99¢ per number per contact). They'll also
>> have some sort of volume pricing, where if you want to buy voice-tags
>> for your entire address book the price per voice-tag is less, i.e. 100
>> or more voice-tags will be 10% off.
>>
>> If you want to use "digit dial" where you say the digits of a phone
>> number, you can create and download voice tags for each digit you need
>> for 50¢ per digit (or pay a discounted price of $4.99 for all ten
>> digits).
>
>
> Those prices are way to high. But I'm sure once no-one pony's up they
> will be lowered. For something a lot of phone mfg have built in already.

It's a joke son. I just remember the thunderous applause when Jobs
announced that for only 99¢, you could use an iTunes song (that you
already paid for) as a ring tone on the iPhone. Surely those that
applauded would be perfectly happy to pay 99¢ per voice tag as well.