Iphone apps

[[TW]Fox]

Every day we see another high profile organisation offering its customers free iPhone apps.

You can do your banking with Natwest, you can test the performance of your car with BMW, you can shop online with Asda, etc etc etc.

Where are all these apps for other, arguably superior handsets? They dont exist. Because nobody bothers developing for them. Because Mr Average buys an iPhone because... its an iPhone.

HTC could release the worlds first perfect handset and charge a tenner for it and STILL most people would buy the iPhone as its more than a phone, its a must have fashion accessory.

So in the meantime, everyone else who excercised choice rather than following the crowd is in a situation whereby the app support is just not as good.

I wouldnt mind if this was because they had chosen a technically inferior platform, but arguably its not.

One day we'll all have to buy iPhones and put up with the inexcusable shortcomings just so we can actually use applications.

 

[[TW]Fox]

I don't understand whats so bad about wanting to have a fashion accessory? It looks good, everyone knows what it is and it does everything I need....

I guess it depends what circles you live in. I'm material and like to look good the iPhone also provides excellent functionality

Thats great and I'm happy for you.

This is not really what the thread is about. It's about the iphone selling by the bucketload for all sorts of random reasons, some of which are very valid, but the end result being everyone elses phones get... no apps.

 

[[TW]Fox]

I sell mobile services (amongst other things) but not iPhones. And yet, I have two iPhones. Why? I'm dammed sure it isn't because I'm concerned about fashion items, especially not one that is hidden away for 99% of the time. No, I got them because the iPhone was far superior to anything else around at the time. And I haven't seen anything else to beat it yet.

Envy?

Not sure where that comes into it. I'm not exactly envious that there exists a Natwest iphone app, more frustrated that I can see the way things are headed.

I'd consider an iPhone if the hardware was better - but its not. Things like not being able to multitask and not having some sort of hardware keyboard are in my opinion inexcusable and stop me considering the iPhone.

I was having an MSN convo with a contact the other day and he went offline. He came back a bit later and said 'Sorry, im on my iphone and I had to reply to a text'

Seriously, WTF?

So, you think the iPhone is nothing more than a fashion item. Tell me again, what is it you drive?

Not really sure I get your point here?