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Every embedded device I've used that was an X (and also a Y!!) has been a really weak, nearly unusable Y... and worse, an inconvenient and buggy X.
by JulianMorrison 17y ago
Every embedded device I've used that was an X (and also a Y!!) has been a really weak, nearly unusable Y... and worse, an inconvenient and buggy X.
- dagw 17y agoThe iPhone seems to be a usable phone,mp3 player and web browser. Perhaps not necessarily class leading in any one of those areas (although a lot of people will argue that it is), but certainly usable and convenient.
- DrJokepu 17y agoThey had cut quite a few corners when they first released the iPhone. It certainly wasn't suffering from feature creep. It didn't support 2G, video recording/playback, it didn't have a GPS etc. They have gradually added features after the initial release.
- dagw 17y agoA phone that could also play mp3s AND browse the web AND play videos AND display photos AND... many would call that feature creep when it comes to a phone. Certainly more so than a device that can display text AND play videos.