Alex Zaharov-Reutt asks for iTWire, “The date’s been cast in stone: June 29 is the day the already legendary Apple iPhone goes on sale in the US, but as the date of release draws closer, what problems can Apple expect?
• How will the iPhone’s screen stand up to coins, keys, being dropped or being handled by the kids?
• Can you place a transparent plastic protective sheet on the face of the iPhone, or will that interfere with the touch controls?
• What quantities will the phone be available in?
• What about the problem of price?
More in the full article here.
Problems for the competition….
Price is absolutely not a problem. Apple needs to achieve “temporal price discimination” by selling first to the early adopters with loose wallets, and then moving down the demand curve over time to sell at lower price points, but frequently refreshing the top-of-the-line price point with a new model to sell upgrades to the early adopters.
It is working for the iPod. Why wouldn’t it work for iPhone? Or maybe these reporters who think it might be a problem just don’t remember the iPod roll-out. Maybe they were on crack at the time?
MDN: People. As in “People. Sheez.”
• How will the iPhone’s screen stand up to coins, keys, being dropped or being handled by the kids?
My RAZR didn’t fare to well with coins and keys or being dropped….
• Can you place a transparent plastic protective sheet on the face of the iPhone, or will that interfere with the touch controls?
Why? I’m thinking a case….
From the 9to5mac article that speculates about the iPhone SIM tray, one of the tidbits that caught my eye was initial reporting of the screen being “surprisingly resistant” to fingerprints and smudges.
If that’s true, it would mean Apple went the distance to ensure the screen is as trouble free as possible.
I’m thinking the iPhone will ship with a leather sleeve or pouch. And third parties will be itching to release a ton of options for the iPhone just like the iPod.
“As iPhone release draws closer, what problems can Apple expect?”
I’m not sure about Apple, but Mac discussion and news sites can count on dozens of paid and volunteer astroturfers from Nokia, Motorola, Microsoft and other frightened companies filling threads with fear, uncertainty and doubt about a product they’ve never seen or used.
Unprecedented Demand!
I sure hope it doesn’t scratch as easily as my 5G iPod.
Still enjoying it though.
The obvious problem will be not enough units to go around. Of all the problems a business can have, back-orders are one of the best.
-jcr
The obvious problem will be not enough units to go around. Of all the problems a business can have, back-orders are one of the best.
-jcr
The obvious problem will be not enough units to go around. Of all the problems a business can have, back-orders are one of the best.
-jcr
The obvious problem will be not enough units to go around. Of all the problems a business can have, back-orders are one of the best.
-jcr
what the hell is with this obvious Nokia ad? The entrie article is just an iPhone hit piece and Nokia HJ.
Why didn’t we read:
“The final concern so far for the Nokia N95 is the inevitable problem it will face. Some manufacturing defect that affects only 0.0001% of N95 owners but has blown up into a global news story with Nokia not yet admitting to the problem, as with moo-ing batteries or scratching screens.
Something like that seems to pop up for a small percentage of users like clockwork with every Nokia release – what will it be for the N95?”
(my changes)
That’s better. That’s fair and balanced.
I’d wager that Apple already has tested the phone under such real world conditions and engineered it accordingly
What a stupid article. Just stop moaning, queue up, buy a fucking case for it and stop all the stupid angst and hand-wringing.
“Can you place a transparent plastic protective sheet on the face of the iPhone, or will that interfere with the touch controls?”
No. This was answered at MacWorld. It will interfere with the touch controls.
Another problem argued is the issue of memory card. Often compared to the Treo and its memory slot. Well. For 1. the Treo only has 64-128mb of storage. The iPhone sports 4-8 gigs. I seriously doubt the general uses of the Treo tots around 4-8 of these individual modules which, in my experience pop out of the device, stop working, and get lost. Clearly, Apple had to have considered this! It is nice to have that space and not loose it and not have to tot around chips. And!!! you can doc it with your computer to transfer data quickly. The complaints about not having a slot is just silly.
The iPhone is a well thought out superior product on any front. The mobile carriers must be shaking in there boots.
I think the biggest problem that will be faced is FUD when a very few vocal jerks complain around the world in an instant because they may have gotten a lemon. It’s bound to happen because no production process is perfect– especially if the first roll-out of something is in the millions.
This includes the dildos who say the screen scratches when I scrub it with a Brillo pad or the cell phone reception is crappy when I’m spelunking in Mammoth Cave. Then there will likely be the old Apple farts who will come out of the woodwork to proclaim that Steve should have put System 6 on the phone because is was Snappier ®.
Brace yourselves, folks. And wear some garlic around your neck. The moron zombies will be out in full force soon.
“And wear some garlic around your neck. The moron zombies will be out in full force soon.”
Garlic for the vampire trolls.
You’ll need to destroy the brain of the zombies. If you have time, fill their mouths with salt and sew them shut. They are pretty easy to spot by their staggering and relentless attempts to squirt people with their brown Zunes.
Will the iPhone work on top of Mt. Everest?
That’s a huge selling point for most people.
The biggest problem Apple will have is trying to find a place to put all of that cash they will make. Ft. Knox is just not big enough.
Hey, let’s not forget about cracks… er, mold lines
@xx
haven’t you heard?? thats a solved problem
They are giving Apple their own press’s , and they will just print $ as they need it
I have a protective cover on my TomTom GPS unit. It works fine.
Where am I?