Comments on: Usability Study Confirms Why the iPhone Won’t Succeed in Business http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616 Independent Tech News and Product Reviews from former VP and head of CNET.com and Longtime Computer Shopper Columnist, Alice Hill author of the popular "Hard Edge" column. Originally named AliceandBill.com. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:23:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Mr. Iphone User http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-251208 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:39:50 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-251208 Now, has anyone noticed that you cannot send a TXT message to more than one recepient? Or am I missing something? Now, has anyone noticed that you cannot send a TXT message to more than one recepient? Or am I missing something?

]]> by: MacSavvy http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-238114 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:12:33 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-238114 What i see wrong with this article is that the person didn't test out the iPhone for more than 30 minutes. Because after 1 week.. i can type faster on the iPhone keyboard than any other phone out there. And i have no problem editing the middle of sentences... maybe he didn't bother to learn that you just point and hold with your finger to edit any previous lines or words. Copy/paste is coming soon.. and that will be a software update not hardware.. same for file browsing and transfer. What i see wrong with this article is that the person didn’t test out the iPhone for more than 30 minutes. Because after 1 week.. i can type faster on the iPhone keyboard than any other phone out there. And i have no problem editing the middle of sentences… maybe he didn’t bother to learn that you just point and hold with your finger to edit any previous lines or words. Copy/paste is coming soon.. and that will be a software update not hardware.. same for file browsing and transfer.

]]> by: chaosgone http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-233026 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 20:26:04 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-233026 I was thinking about getting an iPhone, but then a friend of mine showed me his Dash from T-Mobile. So, I'm now thinking about getting the Dash. I was thinking about getting an iPhone, but then a friend of mine showed me his Dash from T-Mobile. So, I’m now thinking about getting the Dash.

]]> by: All Things :: Initial Thoughts About the iPhone :: July :: 2007 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-231683 Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:14:48 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-231683 [...] Now we’re starting to see some detracting reports. Some think usability issues will make the iPhone unsuitable for business. That raises one of my own questions - how good is the iPhone, actually, as a phone? It’s one thing to just try calling, but what happens when you’re busy - can you use it easily one-handed, or while driving, or is using the iPhone about as bad as texting while driving? [...] […] Now we’re starting to see some detracting reports. Some think usability issues will make the iPhone unsuitable for business. That raises one of my own questions - how good is the iPhone, actually, as a phone? It’s one thing to just try calling, but what happens when you’re busy - can you use it easily one-handed, or while driving, or is using the iPhone about as bad as texting while driving? […]

]]> by: Chris http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-230032 Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:02:45 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-230032 Couple things with this article that I feel are wrong. The text entry is not even hard. I text at the very minimum at least 1,000 messages per month and after about two or three days of use, I got the keyboard down. Yes the Safari widescreen keyboard is nicer than the vertical one, but the will almost certainly be fixed with a software update in the coming month. Editing messages is also extremely easy, hold your finger over the area you want and it magnifies it so you can see it better. Not very difficult for anyone with a decent IQ and normal vision. Finally, I am sorry, but IMHO, you HO is wrong about V2. I think it will probably be right around two years before V2. Apple will fix many problems and complaints over software updates and people will be happy. V2 is not going to happen until there is enough new stuff to add on that can't be done over a software update. This means 3G needs to be expanded a great deal before it will be put in the phone and there will need to be probably 3 or 4 features that simply can't be done on the current iPhone that are new and high tech. 3G is not a reasonable use of battery life until the large majority of the country can travel 20+ consecutive miles and still receive signal for it. I suggest that writers and critics like this one should abandon their old ways of bulky phones with keyboards that are simply meant for email. This phone will work for business, probably better than most smart phones today. The brilliance of the iPhone is that it can be used for business while not being restricted mainly for business use like so many of the smart phones on the market. Couple things with this article that I feel are wrong. The text entry is not even hard. I text at the very minimum at least 1,000 messages per month and after about two or three days of use, I got the keyboard down. Yes the Safari widescreen keyboard is nicer than the vertical one, but the will almost certainly be fixed with a software update in the coming month. Editing messages is also extremely easy, hold your finger over the area you want and it magnifies it so you can see it better. Not very difficult for anyone with a decent IQ and normal vision. Finally, I am sorry, but IMHO, you HO is wrong about V2. I think it will probably be right around two years before V2. Apple will fix many problems and complaints over software updates and people will be happy. V2 is not going to happen until there is enough new stuff to add on that can’t be done over a software update. This means 3G needs to be expanded a great deal before it will be put in the phone and there will need to be probably 3 or 4 features that simply can’t be done on the current iPhone that are new and high tech. 3G is not a reasonable use of battery life until the large majority of the country can travel 20+ consecutive miles and still receive signal for it.

I suggest that writers and critics like this one should abandon their old ways of bulky phones with keyboards that are simply meant for email. This phone will work for business, probably better than most smart phones today. The brilliance of the iPhone is that it can be used for business while not being restricted mainly for business use like so many of the smart phones on the market.

]]> by: Dan http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-230021 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 23:43:06 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-230021 I rarely used the text feature of my treo 650. The keyboard was too small and difficult to use. I hated receiving text on it. Imagine how surprised I am to actually ENJOY texting on the iPhone! After a week of using it, it was obvious that I had to upgrade to an unlimited text plan. The keyboard on the iPhone is far easier to use than I was led to believe. This leads me to believe that all the negative reviews of this product listing the lack of a physical keyboard are simply looking to exploit the popularity of this device to lure readers to their pages. It's not difficult to see through the cynicism these authors and their employers display. This isn't to say the iPhone is perfect. There is always room for improvement. I look forward to seeing those improvements implemented by a company with true vision as opposed to the standard emulation of what's already out there. I rarely used the text feature of my treo 650. The keyboard was too small and difficult to use. I hated receiving text on it. Imagine how surprised I am to actually ENJOY texting on the iPhone! After a week of using it, it was obvious that I had to upgrade to an unlimited text plan. The keyboard on the iPhone is far easier to use than I was led to believe. This leads me to believe that all the negative reviews of this product listing the lack of a physical keyboard are simply looking to exploit the popularity of this device to lure readers to their pages. It’s not difficult to see through the cynicism these authors and their employers display. This isn’t to say the iPhone is perfect. There is always room for improvement. I look forward to seeing those improvements implemented by a company with true vision as opposed to the standard emulation of what’s already out there.

]]> by: Dante http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-229964 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:02:43 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-229964 Yes, the Keyboard is excellent once one gets used to it: I now prefer it over the keyboard in my preivous Blackberry Pearl. Yes, the Keyboard is excellent once one gets used to it: I now prefer it over the keyboard in my preivous Blackberry Pearl.

]]> by: Jared from Subway http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-229962 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:01:12 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-229962 Honestly, I don't find the keyboard to be a problem at all. I send probably 50 texts per day, and it's far faster and far more accurate than T9. Honestly, I don’t find the keyboard to be a problem at all. I send probably 50 texts per day, and it’s far faster and far more accurate than T9.

]]> by: John Doe http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-229894 Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:22:00 +0000 http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/4616#comment-229894 Critics, Critics, Critics....Everyone knows that you can't touch this thing. It's the hottest thing out there. Critics, Critics, Critics….Everyone knows that you can’t touch this thing. It’s the hottest thing out there.

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