I finally had a chance this weekend to fully set-up my iPhone. I’d been using it, but I needed to update Mail and iCal and my address book so that the phone wasn’t loaded with names and accounts I didn’t want on the device.

What I realized (other than the iPhone made me get much more organized), is that it is very Mac-like. It’s kind of what I expected, but the reality was even better than my expectations.

This is part of my point. In someways, even subconsciously, I expected it to function a bit more like a conventional cell phone. IMHO conventional cell phones are not friendly or intuitive things. Those of us who are familiar with the Mac would “expect different” from an Apple product.

Yes, there are tens of millions of people who are use an Apple iPod everyday. The iPod has set the standard for digital music players. But people already have a perception of what they expect to find in a phone, even if it’s an iPhone. This is where I think we will see a difference in the initial adoption rates between the US and the EU nations.

Apple owns somewhere north of 20% of the US consumer PC market. This is not the case in the EU nations. I think the iPhone will take more time to be adopted in the EU countries not only because of price, but because there’s less exposure to the Mac. It’s the first hand experience in seeing an iPhone that will win converts.

I don’t expect initial success in the EU to rival the initial success in the US. The iPhone will see greater adoption overtime.

Mac users expect a certain user experience. PC users might expect or anticipate in the iPhone little more than a few nice features at a comparatively high price.

Comments?

One difference between the US and the EU phone market, is that we in the EU are very used to phones with a pretty high set of features that the iPhone lacks. I don’t want to imply that this is true for every user, but there may be a certain amount of people in EU that will wait until the iPhone supports some (or all) of the features that they are currently using. Among such lacking features we can include:

-3g (yes I know, I know)
-Use of the phone as a 3g internet bridge connection to a laptop.
-3rd party java based applications (MarketMaker anyone?)
-Games
-Integrated GPS or at least bluetooth GPS (including true navigation software)

I find myself using a Palm Tungsten T5 for GPS navigation, a Nokia N70 for the rest of the above features, and an iPhone for the sake of having it. It would be nice to have all that features in a unique device, namely the iPhone.

I think that EU citizens are used to having such features since long time ago on their current phones and they would not like to loose them on any new phone. I am pretty sure that Apple will address it as soon as MW though.

So this is what the iPhone is up against from Verizon for Christmas:

Frankly, the Voyager (from LG) looks like a cheap Asian knock-off of the iPhone.

Oh, wait… it is! 

Found this at Wall Street Journal site:

Pointless article referring to a flawed study on iphone typing accuracy—but read the COMMENTS section, and how those WSJ folks rally ‘round their iphone.

Walt Mossberg also has a Mac FAQ column:

He felt compelled to write it because “in recent weeks, I’ve been bombarded by reader emails asking for Mac-buying advice.”

sales people will call that the iphone

[quote author=“Tommo_UK”]So this is what the iPhone is up against from Verizon for Christmas:

Frankly, the Voyager (from LG) looks like a cheap Asian knock-off of the iPhone.

Oh, wait… it is! 

“This is our iphone type device that works on or network”

makes me sick to see this stuff

thanks for posting cheers

Tommo have you used iphone with a PC yet? if so how do you like that experience?? thank you

Re: sales people will call that the iphone

[quote author=“macboy2010”]Tommo have you used iphone with a PC yet? if so how do you like that experience?? thank you

Haven’t used it with a PC but seeing as it syncs via iTunes I imagine the experience is about 99% the same

Re: sales people will call that the iphone

[quote author=“Tommo_UK”][quote author=“macboy2010”]Tommo have you used iphone with a PC yet? if so how do you like that experience?? thank you

Haven’t used it with a PC but seeing as it syncs via iTunes I imagine the experience is about 99% the same

off topic

you need to have a podcast on AAPL IT WOULD BOOST SHARES!!!!

The 1.1.2 update pushed the iPhone even further ahead IMHO.

Elegant and highly functional.

[quote author=“DawnTreader”]The 1.1.2 update pushed the iPhone even further ahead IMHO.
Elegant and highly functional.

It didn’t do much, but it tied up a lot of loose ends for sure.
Now where the hell is:

1) copy & paste
2) To-Dos
3) Note syncing
4) An RSS reader

C’mon Steve, pony up the goods!

Re: sales people will call that the iphone

[quote author=“macboy2010”]you need to have a podcast on AAPL IT WOULD BOOST SHARES!!!!

There was some mention in yesterday’s Buzz Out Loud where they talked about how AAPL was going to go to $600. They almost never talk about stocks, so this was interesting.

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-11455_7-9817108-10.html?tag=head

[quote author=“Tommo_UK”][quote author=“DawnTreader”]The 1.1.2 update pushed the iPhone even further ahead IMHO.
Elegant and highly functional.

It didn’t do much, but it tied up a lot of loose ends for sure.
Now where the hell is:

1) copy & paste
2) To-Dos
3) Note syncing
4) An RSS reader

C’mon Steve, pony up the goods!

Slow down…they need something for 1.1.5.   

Getting back to one of your previous posts, providing an indicator as to when EDGE is available and not available is a nifty change. It saves frustration and time.

[quote author=“Tommo_UK”]So this is what the iPhone is up against from Verizon for Christmas:

Frankly, the Voyager (from LG) looks like a cheap Asian knock-off of the iPhone.

Oh, wait… it is! 

Tommo, what is up with those icons on the iphone. I have had mine since July and never had mine look like that.
Macboy, I had mine hooked up to my gateway and I could not load any photos onto my phone, not to mention my computer was just slow. A couple of weeks ago I purchased a Macbookpro and hooked up the I phone and magic, work like they were meant to be together. 

What a %&*@# ugly phone! Is that the best VZ ca do? No wonder T is taking customers left and right!

Seriously…That’s such a cheap rip-off it has to ding the company’s credibility.

[quote author=“mbeauch”]

Tommo, what is up with those icons on the iphone. I have had mine since July and never had mine look like that.

This is jailbroken unlocked iPhone baby!

[quote author=“Gridlock”]Found this at Wall Street Journal site:

Pointless article referring to a flawed study on iphone typing accuracy—but read the COMMENTS section, and how those WSJ folks rally ‘round their iphone.

Walt Mossberg also has a Mac FAQ column:

He felt compelled to write it because “in recent weeks, I’ve been bombarded by reader emails asking for Mac-buying advice.”

My typing accuracy on the iPhone may not be perfect, but my WORD accuracy is near 100%, because of the autocorrect feature.  I had to train myself to NOT go back and correct typos, because the iPhone would do that.  Once I had that down, my speed and accuracy increased dramatically.

The one GOOD thing in the WSJ article was the statement that every one assumes that, eventually, they’ll be using the iPhone for business as well as personal use.  I have no doubt that will happen, sooner or later.

[quote author=“Slyboots”]
My typing accuracy on the iPhone may not be perfect, but my WORD accuracy is near 100%, because of the autocorrect feature.  I had to train myself to NOT go back and correct typos, because the iPhone would do that.  Once I had that down, my speed and accuracy increased dramatically.

The one GOOD thing in the WSJ article was the statement that every one assumes that, eventually, they’ll be using the iPhone for business as well as personal use.  I have no doubt that will happen, sooner or later.

I just started typing on the iPhone. It was awkward at first. The transition is similar to my first Mac laptop with a touch pad. After a few weeks it becomes 2nd nature.