Comments on: iPhone and European Contracts - Financial Regulations & Business http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/ Simon Brocklehurst's Technology Blog Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:32:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Asam Bashir http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-91634 Asam Bashir Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:47:43 +0000 http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-91634 http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/07/11/apple.worth.vs.ibm.intel/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/07/11/apple.worth.vs.ibm.intel/

]]> By: Marc http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-89587 Marc Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:51:33 +0000 http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-89587 For the first time in 5 years I won't be upgrading my phone at the end of my contract next month. My MDA Vario (aka HTC Wizard) did, and still does everything I need! Good two days batter, wifi, GPRS, keyboard, email. Oh and it makes phone calls! I think I will see if I can get a cheaper monthly fee instead. For the first time in 5 years I won’t be upgrading my phone at the end of my contract next month. My MDA Vario (aka HTC Wizard) did, and still does everything I need! Good two days batter, wifi, GPRS, keyboard, email. Oh and it makes phone calls!
I think I will see if I can get a cheaper monthly fee instead.

]]> By: Asam Bashir http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-87695 Asam Bashir Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:28:01 +0000 http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-87695 It needs to be HSDPA for sure, so they can get to the third round, the Asian iPhone.. Nokia N95 isn't even a contender, I'd sack the product managers, two hour battery life and no keyboard, interesting for a few hours. Seems like Nokia needs a revolution to happen now and a design genius that actually knows what a good user interface should be. I wish my Nokia E65 stops crashing and rebooting randomly, about 10 times a day, why does it take them so long releasing firmware. It needs to be HSDPA for sure, so they can get to the third round, the Asian iPhone..

Nokia N95 isn’t even a contender, I’d sack the product managers, two hour battery life and no keyboard, interesting for a few hours. Seems like Nokia needs a revolution to happen now and a design genius that actually knows what a good user interface should be.

I wish my Nokia E65 stops crashing and rebooting randomly, about 10 times a day, why does it take them so long releasing firmware.

]]> By: simon http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-87662 simon Thu, 05 Jul 2007 19:09:36 +0000 http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-87662 <p>Yep - seen the Nokia thing. Seems to have a 320x240 LCD. Not good enough, I don't think.</p> <p>The Verizon phone is an LG that will be available everywhere I'd have thought. It looks nice; although I'd be concerned about the OS/OE... LG seems to manages to make their software signficantly worse than Nokia or Sony Ericsson. Not sure why.</p> <p>Re: hacked iPhones... I guess very few people will want a hacked iPhone, so lost share of contract revenues there won't worry Apple.</p> <p>I'm really interested to see if iPhone will be 3G when it comes to Europe at the end of the year. If it's just EDGE, and they price it stupidly at say £399 ($800) with 2-year contract lock-in, I think Apple might have a big problem.</p> <p>On the other hand, if it's the latest HSDPA, I think it would do well at £399 plus contract, although £299 would be a much smarter way to price it.</p> <p>Bottom line is; lots of people in Europe really expect 3G these days. The success of iPhone in Europe is far from a done deal... It's in Apple's hands.</p> Yep - seen the Nokia thing. Seems to have a 320×240 LCD. Not good enough, I don’t think.

The Verizon phone is an LG that will be available everywhere I’d have thought. It looks nice; although I’d be concerned about the OS/OE… LG seems to manages to make their software signficantly worse than Nokia or Sony Ericsson. Not sure why.

Re: hacked iPhones… I guess very few people will want a hacked iPhone, so lost share of contract revenues there won’t worry Apple.

I’m really interested to see if iPhone will be 3G when it comes to Europe at the end of the year. If it’s just EDGE, and they price it stupidly at say £399 ($800) with 2-year contract lock-in, I think Apple might have a big problem.

On the other hand, if it’s the latest HSDPA, I think it would do well at £399 plus contract, although £299 would be a much smarter way to price it.

Bottom line is; lots of people in Europe really expect 3G these days. The success of iPhone in Europe is far from a done deal… It’s in Apple’s hands.

]]> By: Asam Bashir http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-87598 Asam Bashir Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:29:54 +0000 http://www.psynixis.com/blog/2007/07/05/iphone-and-european-contracts-financial-regulations-business/#comment-87598 Hey have you seen Nokia's counter-offensive, http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/07/05/nokia.n95.8gb.leak/ And Verizons approach seems to be to satisfy Mac cravings by offering iPods, http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/07/05/lg.vx8550.at.verizon/ Meanwhile, http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/05/iphone_hack_project/ Seems like a win-win situation for Apple, more sales of iPods and more sales of the AT&T phone for people wanting to use it without AT&T. I always wonder if Apple makes these things easy on purpose, for the advantage it gives to mindshare. I think most companies accept a certain level of piracy as they understand that early-adopters tinkering with settings often provide the kind of publicity that money can't buy..... Hey have you seen Nokia’s counter-offensive,

http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/07/05/nokia.n95.8gb.leak/

And Verizons approach seems to be to satisfy Mac cravings by offering iPods,

http://www.electronista.com/articles/07/07/05/lg.vx8550.at.verizon/

Meanwhile,

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/07/05/iphone_hack_project/

Seems like a win-win situation for Apple, more sales of iPods and more sales of the AT&T phone for people wanting to use it without AT&T.

I always wonder if Apple makes these things easy on purpose, for the advantage it gives to mindshare. I think most companies accept a certain level of piracy as they understand that early-adopters tinkering with settings often provide the kind of publicity that money can’t buy…..

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