The iPhone, and The Problem with Tech Guys
This blog is important for those of us who don’t do tech for a living. Trust me.
I spend a lot of time listening to tech podcasts and reading tech blogs…because they’re awesome. I can’t help but love tech stuff, and the guys who do shows like dl.tv and MacBreak Weekly are not only hilarious, but extremely “on top” of the latest tech goodies.
But when it comes to the practicality of something like the iPhone, they’re just missing the boat.
In a recent episode of MacBreak Weekly, Alex Lindsay talked about how he is dying to get his hands on an iPhone, but not because he cares about the phone functionality. His whole premise was that he loved the many functions of the iPhone, but that he would be using it almost exclusively through WiFi connections - either at his office, home, or Starbucks..and subsequently couldn’t care less about the Cingular loop.
Ya know, these guys need to get a grip here. Those of us who don’t spend all day in tech-friendly offices (or who actually get out on a regular basis) want a phone that works with all those features WHEREVER we are. We also need cell phones - because we’re not always within ten feet of our desk.
Don’t worry, friends. We’re here to stand up for us part-time geeks, and say “WE care about good phone functionality, and connectivity on the cellular network. WE want Cingular to provide excellent and affordable access plans for both phone and internet connections…because WE want to be able to rock the iPhone (and similar devices) when we’re walking through the park with our significant others.”
Hang in there, amigos. We’ve got your proverbial back.
technorati tags:macbreak, iphone, dl.tv
February 11th, 2007 at 10:20 pm
You know, I suspect that what Alex had in mind is that Wi-Fi is free as compared to a data plan — and tech people do use the Internet a lot… that’s about it
February 15th, 2007 at 1:41 pm
Amen brother, if I am going to pay that much for a device I want it to be working on all fronts.