Let's see - is there an application that allows you to completely erase the operating system and put something that actually supports multitasking onto it? I mean, the iPhone has more bloat than a ruminant with a stomach problem, and a list of distinctly unimpressive applications, along with its other crimes:
RAKtheUndead said:
Apple iPhone 3G: The iPhone may be one of the most popular smartphones released in recent times, but the Nokia E71 makes it look like a children's plaything. The solid stainless steel and chrome finish of the E71 makes the plastic finish of the iPhone look like an elaborate toy, and it just goes downhill from there. With an inferior camera, no way to expand the internal memory, low battery life, an unimpressive operating system and most of all, an almost-complete lack of interface which doesn't use the touch screen, the iPhone doesn't endear itself to the business customers which the E71 aims for. The only place where the iPhone proves superior is in its music capabilities, and it only breaks even at best when it comes to the internet and GPS capacities. The so-called "Jesus Phone" will likely sell more units, but the E71 remains the superior phone.
I think you can tell that I find it vastly over-rated, and in fact, potentially harmful to the smartphone market.
Let's run through that operating system more closely:
- Based on UNIX, so ostensibly should be able to multitask... it can't.
- Where's the copy-and-paste function? Uh oh.
- You see that keyboard layout that's at the bottom of your screen? Microsoft worked out a better layout years ago, and even Palm OS has a superior touch-screen keyboard.
- Face it. Your OS sucks.
