Hey Mr. Admin Guy Should I Get The Iphone When It Comes Out????
Written by Karl L. Gechlik | AskTheAdmin.com on June 19, 2007 – 12:02 am -
I have heard this question more than once today and about a gajillion times since the release date was announced. I still stick by my answer. This is NOT the JESUS phone. It is NOT magic and it will have issues with the first revision just like every other piece of hardware. Prices will drop features will be added fan boys will be sad.
If you have to be an early adopter, go ahead and drop that wad of cash down to your ATT rep and get yourself a status symbol. But I will wait on the side lines testing the review models one revision/firmware at a time and comparing it to my Windows Mobile Device of choice for the week.
I think the one negative thing regarding the IPhone that has been sticking out in my mind is the lack of an SDK (Software Development Kit). To me this means no home brew, no community hacks , no outside developer 3rd party like programs. Without a platform to write code for the IPhone it will fall off. I mean come on it is an expensive device - wouldn’t you want it to be able to do whatever you wanted it to??
So I guess it all comes down to one thing…
Karl L. Gechlik
_AskTheAdmiN_
WHEN ARE WE GETTING OUR IPHONE TO REVIEW?!?!?
Do you hear me Mr. Jobs? Is this thing on?!?!? As soon as we are finished with our review we will be giving it away to one of our luck luck readers.
…Stay Tuned Kiddes…
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By Anonymous on Jun 18, 2007 | Reply
The comment off digg was great had to post it here for everyone. It made me pee a lil’
“Yeah its something i feel strongly about because everyone cant wait for the IPHONE. When I ask them why they say DUDE ITS THE IPHONE. I continue to ask them what can it do that your phone cant…
DUDE ITS THE IPHONE!
Fricking Unreal… Help Me Jebus.”
By Jebus on Jun 18, 2007 | Reply
I really like your site - good luck man. I sent you an email asking if i can be a guest blogger.
BTW: love the Simpsons Reference - for those of u that got it
By ScrewIPHONE! on Jun 19, 2007 | Reply
YEAH WHO WANTS AN IPHONE ANYWAY!
By Justin on Jun 19, 2007 | Reply
There is always something better over the horizon, so yeah you could wait for the next great thing or the perfect firmware, or you could just enjoy the here and now.
Also, there is a reason you are an admin and not a CONSUMER electronics designer. You are beyond foolish if you thought for even one millisecond that CE device that Apple makes is going to have all the nerdy techie features that a person like you would want. It is designed for normal consumers not hardcore techno-geeks.
Next time one of your people asks you about the iPhone rather than asking them why, ask them if they care that it does not have an “SDK” or an “emulator” or a “community hacks”. Chances are they do not have a clue what those are, and from the sound of them will be glad they don’t have to hassle with them.
So I agree that the iPhone will suck…for you. Its the last device you should buy. But you are not within a million miles of the customer that Apple is targeting. In fact I would say they are trying to avoid people like you as customers.
And I won’t even get into the probability that you dislike of Apple is based on a self serving interest to maintain the value of your presence by pushing buggy and complicated windows based technologies on to others that will later require you to come back and help them troubleshoot or repair.
By Karl L. Gechlik on Jun 19, 2007 | Reply
Thank you for your post Justin and you are right in many ways (other than me trying to push buggy software to keep my job alive :))
There are different gadgets for different people and no I do not have a dislike for Apple and I really do like their products. I have made the same comment before Moto Released their first Q - and I was dead on the money. But their were some users that loved it.
To each there own and I am only out here giving my feelings on the subject and it is open to discussion.
Would you like to do some MAC Posts? Maybe a tip of the week or something along that nature - to give our reader the BEST OF BOTH WORLDS?
Karl L. Gechlik
_TheAdmiN_
By Justin on Jun 19, 2007 | Reply
Karl,
Thanks for the offer. Unfortunately, I am one of the “normal consumers” that I mentioned earlier, and if you are looking for someone to post technical tips or advanced hints, then I am the wrong person. I try to keep on the cutting edge of whats available for my Apple and Non-Apple hardware, but technically, there is little I could offer that is not available in more depth elsewhere. Now if you want some Apple commentary, then I would be happy to provide that.
By Karl L. Gechlik on Jun 19, 2007 | Reply
We would love to hear some Mac commentary from someone as obviously well spoken as your self.
Do you have a blogger login name already? Contact me via email with your id and I will set you up so you can post.
info at mistercomputerhead dot com
By jamie faisero on Jun 19, 2007 | Reply
I still cant wait for the iphone. like justin said it is for the consumer. that is me and i will be in lin e waiting for it when it comes out. i dont care about sdk or developers or crap. i want a phone and a ipod together.
4:16 PM
By Rick on Jul 3, 2007 | Reply
Justin, it’s not so much a “Geek thing”. It’s a normal thing. The iphone is lacking basic phone and PDA features. No MMS, no wireless sync with your own PC, no sync with industry standard software (This is outside of the no synchronization with exchange or even outlook by itself)
While I agree the interface is spiffy, I’ve been running the same interface for the last 6 mos on my Xv6700 which does everything that even a non geek would want (see my wife). No 3rd party programs, that even a general person would want such as a recipie program or a fitness tracker. Fully closed system preventing anyone from even making simple software like that for the non-geek.
Edge? Cmon, the world has been moving to 3g for a long time. Apple could have forced AT&T/cingular’s hand and made a 3g phone. They didn’t.
In the end Apple could have done something awesome that would have put every other pda/smart phone in the ground but greed, paranoia, and lack of respect for their business customers will sadly make the iphone fall flat when everyone realizes it can’t do what they want. (This is my opinion as a network engineer anyway)
Gimmie an LG Prada, I can do everything the iphone can’t with it.
By Rick L on Jul 3, 2007 | Reply
Justin, it’s not so much a “Geek thing”. It’s a normal thing. The iphone is lacking basic phone and PDA features. No MMS, no wireless sync with your own PC, no sync with industry standard software (This is outside of the no synchronization with exchange or even outlook by itself)
While I agree the interface is spiffy, I’ve been running the same interface for the last 6 mos on my Xv6700 which does everything that even a non geek would want (see my wife). No 3rd party programs, that even a general person would want such as a recipie program or a fitness tracker. Fully closed system preventing anyone from even making simple software like that for the non-geek.
Edge? Cmon, the world has been moving to 3g for a long time. Apple could have forced AT&T/cingular’s hand and made a 3g phone. They didn’t.
In the end Apple could have done something awesome that would have put every other pda/smart phone in the ground but greed, paranoia, and lack of respect for their business customers will sadly make the iphone fall flat when everyone realizes it can’t do what they want. (This is my opinion as a network engineer anyway)
Gimmie an LG Prada, I can do everything the iphone can’t with it.
By Karl L. Gechlik on Jul 3, 2007 | Reply
Yeah Rick you hit it right on the head. How can you make a smart phone that cant cut and paste? No MMS? Whats up with that? Good comment man Even though you did it twice!
We can call you Ricky Two Times.
Gotta get the papers the papers.