Is an iPhone a Must?

May 5, 2007

Birthday season and Mother’s Day are rapidly approaching, and I have a dreadful case of hardware greed. When the iPhone was first announced, I quickly persuaded myself it could wait. But yesterday when walking home, I suddenly knew: it’s a must-have. I’m convinced within a year cell phones (particularly iPhones) are going to be a major source of web page views. So what webmaster can live without one? Or so my “thinking” went.

The last 24 hours I’ve been attempting to be less impulsive. Here’s how it shakes out:

The Cons

• They cost the earth. $499 or $599.
• That’s before the carrier. I’ve still got a year more on Verizon, and iPhone is only on Cingular.
• When they first come out, they are likely to be buggy.
• Email will be too convenient.
• They won’t be out until June.

The Pros

• Just look at the web interface. Is it not amazing? I’m particularly drawn to the ability to switch from portrait to landscape.
• What webmistress can be without one? We have to be able to check our sites, right?
• They are drop-dead gorgeous.

So, that’s 3 yeas and 5 nays, but don’t you think the yea’s still win?

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