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The 'advice to manufacturers' list, seems to me the equivalent of 'be more like Apple': * Don’t launch a buzzword feature until it’s more than just a buzzword.

The 'advice to manufacturers' list, seems to me the equivalent of 'be more like Apple': * Don’t launch a buzzword feature until it’s more than just a buzzword. * Don’t launch a product with obvious problems, even if you plan on fixing them down the road with a patch. * Keep it simple. Favor quality over functionality. * Don’t be fooled into believing that you can’t differentiate in meaningful ways through industrial design alone. (Ha!) * Trumpet your commitment to Google’s 18-month upgrade policy at every opportunity.

mbesto 15y ago
> If you’re launching a high-end smartphone, you’re going to get a rush of power users flocking to it right away — and if the browser freezes every few minutes or the battery is inexplicably charging at a glacial pace, that’s a problem. Those power users are going to talk to each other, and they’re going to talk to their less technically-inclined friends. I disagree a little bit about point 2 in regards to it being Apple-like. The first version of the iPhone (3G) is very slow and clunky. I was just on my sister's last weekend (and I own a iP4) and couldn't believe how long it took some screens to change (in seconds, not milliseconds). How about the issues with the antenna on the 4? or how bad the service was (has been?) in NYC/SF? This is actually what I find remarkable about Apple's iPhone success. How did they get people (including myself) to deal with all of this?
- rimantas 15y ago
  > The first version of the iPhone (3G) is very slow and clunky. Is compared to current models. Back in 2007 it was more than OK. > How about the issues with the antenna on the 4 That was media noises, not real issues. The issue with proximity sensor was more serious than antenna-gate. > how bad the service was (has been?) in NYC/SF That's AT&T, not iPhone. > This is actually what I find remarkable about Apple's iPhone success. It was an amazing product. Look at it in context, don't compare with current situation.
  - drats 15y ago
    I can confirm the iPhone 3G jumped the gun by a long way. I got one of the early versions that had next to no reception. In the USA some people went into stores and got replacements. Outside the USA I got fobbed off on the support line and got to pay for an expensive data plan I couldn't use for two years. That's over 1000 euros for what amounted to an ipod touch: and I don't use iTunes. As you can imagine I researched this quite a lot and I'm quite aware of Apple's other iPhone problems, and the problems they've had with various laptop models. They are well behind a number of phone and PC manufacturers in terms of hardware quality.
- yardie 15y ago
  The first version of the iPhone (3G) is very slow and clunky. I was just on my sister's last weekend (and I own a iP4) and couldn't believe how long it took some screens to change (in seconds, not milliseconds). 3 year old technology tends to act slow and clunky next to the new hotness. If you want to see slow and clunky, you should have tried it with the original OS. For the 3G 3.1 was the pinnacle of speed for that platform. Antennagate was overblown due to both the medias action and Apples nonreaction. This is an ATT problem. Traffic is high in densely packed areas. Of course the solution is to install more antennas, which isn't happening due to NIMBY proponents. And Verizon has carte blanche to NYC. Maybe most people aren't having these problems you are having.

mbesto 15y ago

> If you’re launching a high-end smartphone, you’re going to get a rush of power users flocking to it right away — and if the browser freezes every few minutes or the battery is inexplicably charging at a glacial pace, that’s a problem. Those power users are going to talk to each other, and they’re going to talk to their less technically-inclined friends. I disagree a little bit about point 2 in regards to it being Apple-like. The first version of the iPhone (3G) is very slow and clunky. I was just on my sister's last weekend (and I own a iP4) and couldn't believe how long it took some screens to change (in seconds, not milliseconds). How about the issues with the antenna on the 4? or how bad the service was (has been?) in NYC/SF? This is actually what I find remarkable about Apple's iPhone success. How did they get people (including myself) to deal with all of this?

rimantas 15y ago
> The first version of the iPhone (3G) is very slow and clunky. Is compared to current models. Back in 2007 it was more than OK. > How about the issues with the antenna on the 4 That was media noises, not real issues. The issue with proximity sensor was more serious than antenna-gate. > how bad the service was (has been?) in NYC/SF That's AT&T, not iPhone. > This is actually what I find remarkable about Apple's iPhone success. It was an amazing product. Look at it in context, don't compare with current situation.
- drats 15y ago
  I can confirm the iPhone 3G jumped the gun by a long way. I got one of the early versions that had next to no reception. In the USA some people went into stores and got replacements. Outside the USA I got fobbed off on the support line and got to pay for an expensive data plan I couldn't use for two years. That's over 1000 euros for what amounted to an ipod touch: and I don't use iTunes. As you can imagine I researched this quite a lot and I'm quite aware of Apple's other iPhone problems, and the problems they've had with various laptop models. They are well behind a number of phone and PC manufacturers in terms of hardware quality.
yardie 15y ago
The first version of the iPhone (3G) is very slow and clunky. I was just on my sister's last weekend (and I own a iP4) and couldn't believe how long it took some screens to change (in seconds, not milliseconds). 3 year old technology tends to act slow and clunky next to the new hotness. If you want to see slow and clunky, you should have tried it with the original OS. For the 3G 3.1 was the pinnacle of speed for that platform. Antennagate was overblown due to both the medias action and Apples nonreaction. This is an ATT problem. Traffic is high in densely packed areas. Of course the solution is to install more antennas, which isn't happening due to NIMBY proponents. And Verizon has carte blanche to NYC. Maybe most people aren't having these problems you are having.