Why I don’t have an iPhone
Now, I’m a Mac user and an Apple devotee. I bought a Mac Plus in 86. Its graphical interface and that very cool thing called a mouse made computer technology accessible for me. A commitment to a simple and elegant user experience continues to be an Apple hallmark. The iPhone clearly demonstrates this.
The issue is the network the iPhone runs on. AT&T’s EDGE network is pokey at best and at my house, unavailable. I live in the Bay area - Marin County. Calls don’t just get dropped in my neighborhood, they are never established.
I just have to believe that there is a plan in the works to fix this. It just isn’t Steve’s way not to want to dominate and a telecommunications product, no matter how sexy and well engineered, is only as good as its weakest link.
So I’ll wait it out. If nothing happens, then I just might buy that very sleek Prada phone from LG when it comes out later this year. I understand that my current carrier, Verizon Wireless, will offer it up. I’m sure it will be cheaper than the iPhone as well. right…
Not sure if the LG phone will ever do what the iPhone currently does, but, sooner or later, all the OEMs will be impacted by the iPhone’s beautiful form factor.
But just think what the iPhone will be like then…