The iPhone Wait, The App Store etc.
I wonder how long I have to wait before I can upgrade to an iPhone? Supplies are low, and it seems like new accounts are favored over existing customers.
I think that Apple miscalculated the number of 16GB phones required. Given a choice, I think most people would rather spend the extra $100 for the extra storage.
Personally, I don't even have capacity issues with my first generation 4GB Nano, and the syncing is usually related to cycling the podcasts that I listen to every day. 8GB is probably satisfactory for me, but if I get an iPhone, I expect it to last a few years, and who can predict what I'll be using it for 2 years from now?
I was going lukewarm on the phone (because of the rates) until I started browsing the iPhone app store a couple of nights ago. I remembered that there are going to be some key apps that I want (Evernote, Things) that will fill in address the shortcomings in my current Windows Mobile device (I did think about getting an iPod Touch and keeping my phone, but that seems a little unwieldy).
There are some questionable apps in the App store, however. The most notable one being a "Contraction Timer" for pregnant women. Priced at $9.99 (are you kidding me?), it seems to be on the very expensive side, considering that it's a limited use application. The fact that the screen shots fail to impress lead me to think that sales will not be brisk. Given that Apple won't be paying out until the total amount payable reaches $250, I suspect the author will be waiting quite a while before he gets a check cut from Apple.
Speaking of iPhone Apps, I received a mailer from TapTapTap, a new iPhone company started by Sophia Teutschler, of CoverSutra fame, and their little suite of apps is attractive (think Delicious Generation), well priced, and useful.
I think that Apple miscalculated the number of 16GB phones required. Given a choice, I think most people would rather spend the extra $100 for the extra storage.
Personally, I don't even have capacity issues with my first generation 4GB Nano, and the syncing is usually related to cycling the podcasts that I listen to every day. 8GB is probably satisfactory for me, but if I get an iPhone, I expect it to last a few years, and who can predict what I'll be using it for 2 years from now?
I was going lukewarm on the phone (because of the rates) until I started browsing the iPhone app store a couple of nights ago. I remembered that there are going to be some key apps that I want (Evernote, Things) that will fill in address the shortcomings in my current Windows Mobile device (I did think about getting an iPod Touch and keeping my phone, but that seems a little unwieldy).
There are some questionable apps in the App store, however. The most notable one being a "Contraction Timer" for pregnant women. Priced at $9.99 (are you kidding me?), it seems to be on the very expensive side, considering that it's a limited use application. The fact that the screen shots fail to impress lead me to think that sales will not be brisk. Given that Apple won't be paying out until the total amount payable reaches $250, I suspect the author will be waiting quite a while before he gets a check cut from Apple.
Speaking of iPhone Apps, I received a mailer from TapTapTap, a new iPhone company started by Sophia Teutschler, of CoverSutra fame, and their little suite of apps is attractive (think Delicious Generation), well priced, and useful.
Labels: coversutra, delicious_generation, iphone, software, taptaptap
