Steve Wozniak as quoted in an interview with an idiot:
The people I recommend the iPhone 4S for are the ones who are already in the Mac world, because it’s so compatible, and people who are just scared of computers altogether and don’t want to use them. The iPhone is the least frightening thing. For that kind of person who is scared of complexity, well, here’s a phone that is simple to use and does what you need it to do.
Seems to mirror the sentiment of The Verge’s Chris Ziegler:
By recommending an iPhone, I cover the broadest swath. I cover my butt. I know I’m not going to hear a complaint that you can’t find Skype or “that Infinity Sword or whatever it’s called that everyone is talking about.” I also minimize the chance that you’re going to be flustered by misbehaving apps…..It’s simply my path of least resistance to ensuring my advice seeker an acceptable smartphone experience with minimal ongoing technical support from me. (Of course, I might hear a complaint that they’ve shattered the back when they “only dropped it a few inches,” but that’s their problem, not mine.)
I tend to agree.
(Source: 9to5mac.com)
The Verge has scooped that the AT&T LTE infused Nokia Lumia 900 will be launching next week at CES.
There are only two points about this I find interesting at all:
- The 900 is rumored to launch support the 1700mhz 3g band, likely as it was being built in the days of an AT&T/T-Mobile unification.
- The phone is STILL running WVGA resolution.
At this point, Windows Phone is consistent at one thing; being a few product cycles behind the competition.
