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Originally Posted by calvin-c
Um-that's exactly how I start an app on my cell phone/PDA. I still don't see how iPhone changed anything? Except the marketing, of course.
And that, IMO, is Apple's strongest point-I'm not sure where they got the expertise because they sure don't have it with the iMac, but where ever they learned it, I'm not going to deny that they definitely do know how to market the iPhone-but that's really the only innovation I see in it. (Well, except for the multi-touch I previously mentioned.)
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Bleh.... I strongly disagree. Marketing helps with the first sale, but repeat sales are dependent on the quality of the product.
Apple often makes outstanding products and that's a fact. I also feel that the prices, if factoring design and workmenship, are often justified. I just picked up a new 27" i7 iMac, and it's probably the best DT computer I've ever seen.
And the iPhone was a game-changer in many important respects, and most of the industry appears to agree. I switched from HTC (WM6.1 & 6.5) and haven't looked back.
As to iTunes, it is intuitive and it works well. I personally use Windows 7 MCE as a front end, but I can attest, that iTunes is considerably better designed than, say WMP.
I certainly hope the iPAD is as significant as the iPhone. We'll know in a few days.