oh gosh, these are bullshit comments about the iPhone...

#1, design.. he is not making a statement but a question he can't answer for one reason.. he did not have a iPhone in hand... they are made of glass, not plastic, so they are more solid...

#2 keyboard... he did not have one in hands sure, because iPhone can be plugged with a cordless keyboard as an extension, and that one was demonstrated at the WWDC. and the actual virtual keyboard on the iPhone may be a crap because the touch is strange, but it is software based, and you can find any good FLASH designer who will be able to create a different keyboard for your uses.

#3 network... AT&T is the first to be able to manage the iPhone, but as the phone is software based, all the other competitors will be able to provide interfacing with their newer networks in no long... they just have no right actually due to NDA...

#4 compatibility with email.. what is this shit... why iPhone would not have the ability with corporate emailers ?!... this is lame... the phone is software based, you can create the extension to plug into any corporate emailer in a day or two if you know html coding. and what other cellphone can connect to corporate emailers anyway... none.

#5 internet... Safari is not the only thing you can use on iPhone... you can use Firefox or anyother that is not hte default on the iPhone because you will be able to install any of those in it... remember that iPhone is a complete OS-X, not a Safari based system... another comment from someone who did not have a iPhone in hand.

#6 Battery life... is it negative to have longer life duration batteries now ?!... is it crapthat some conceptors were able to expand these batteries life ?!we call this advancement, guy

#7 4 or 8 gigs, without calculating the possible expansions... remember, this is a PHONE... not a portable computer... sure a complete movie takes 1.5 gig... what other cellphone can store a full DVD in it ?!... check it

#8 availability... AT&A is the one charging for the refund on a contract, not Apple... AT&A always have done that for all their contracts, no matter the cellphone... also, take a look at how the latest Playstation 3 was requested on the announcement... rush hours no matter the product you want.

#9 pricing... sure, the iPhone cost 600$... the Q was 100$... sure, hit with a bundle that stucks you with 3 years of services or you have to pay for breaking your contract... no matter the company. the iPhone will be stuck with other bundles too, the price have no value... i see some Blackberries at 450 and 500 on their official website,.. but you can buy them for 150$ with a bundle, so shut up.

all these arguements are useless... they are written by people who always write reviews and are not used officially because they are there to bring comments on their blogs...

come to any phonebooth boutique and try to have these reviews about any of the products in the boutique.. you will have to go outside, buy a PC book, and read the reviews by yourself... because all the phones they sell are "excellent and efficient"...

actually i was not interested to have an iPhone in my hands, "they" gave it to me so i can write some extensions related to web services or web components like vBulletin (actually i got one extension that alert(and let you read) new PMs from your sites, and you will have a button in your main display so you can read your new threads, manage subscriptions etc without being internally on your site...)

oh, and i don't know for the USA, but in Canada, cellphone companies are not allowed to charge you any fee if you change your provider... that is not related to the cellphone you buy actually... this is completely stupid to bring that kind of review on the product review itself.. this is just a lack of real efficient comments.

i've read one comment on a blog today, and i understand now why everybody expected the iPhone to be great and are deceived by the lack of outstanding features...

on the opposite of Windows who announce a lot of things and give ... a lot of things, Apple announce few, but expandable results... Windows is used by 80% of the consumers of cellphones, and they always get what they see, and nothing more. Windows is that... a lot of things, but nothing more.

Apple never was a lot of things... OS-X is not filled with millions of features... actually it lacks a lot of things... the difference with Windows... simple: OS-X works, nothing more to add.

Apple iPhone is not filled with millions of features like most of the guys require, because they think Apple works the same way Microsoft works... Microsoft come with a product, it is filled with a lot of things.. and a lot of support for debugs... Apple iPhone will be released with a minimum of features, but no real need of support on them because they works. and if you want more, you check on the web to find a widget that will answer you needs...

i'm not a Apple fan... i hate the Apple II suite...