The iPhone 4 is a Joke

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I know this post probably means I won’t be working with Apple anytime soon, but I’ve come to terms with that. I’m not buying the next generation iPhone, and here’s why:

1. I can’t place a normal voice call on ATT from the middle of Manhattan, and Steve Jobs wants me to believe I can make a bandwidth hogging video call. It’s impossible right now.

2. iMovie crashes on my Macbook twice a month and it takes hours to render video. I have a hard time believing it will be any easier on a smaller screen with less processing power.

3. The screen is around six inches wide in landscape mode. I can’t type a text message without predictive text coming to the rescue now, so I imagine precision editing will be impossible.

4. HD video and images sound great, but it can sometimes take several minutes to get a 1 megapixel image to upload on ATT, who, incidentally, timed their bandwidth cap announcement to provide a major counter-bummer to the excitement of iPhone week.

I’m sure that many of you will disagree and that Apple will still sell millions of them this month alone. But I won’t be one of the people in line. Instead, I’ll just check another day off my calendar until my ATT contract expires.

UPDATE (7/16): Yeah, I think I was right on this one.

As a communicator, how do you envision using the new features to improve your work flow?

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  • http://www.wolfire.com Jeff

    Wouldn't it make more sense to boycott it after it's for sale? ;)

  • http://disruptology.com Aaron Uhrmacher

    Ha! Fair enough, but I know I'm in the minority on this one. If I feel any different in a few weeks, I'll make sure to update this post.

  • vnagappa

    Hey Aaron – Steve Jobs had trouble loading the New York Times during his demo. I think he was on WiFi at the time but it doesn't help AT&T when he complains of reception and you see their name in the reception bar. I also have the same issues with iMovie on my mac which is unable to handle HD video imported from my SLR so will certainly expect iMovie mobile to come with it's fair share of issues.

    Complaints aside – I think I do miss about my old iPhone calendar. I since switched to Android which does not support iCal servers which we use in the office :( it's a small point but one which is very critical to me….maybe even enough to have me switch back to iPhone 4 *gasp*.

  • http://writespeaksell.com jeannettepaladino

    I'm a fairly new IPhone user and while it has many laudible features it is supposed to be a PHONE. I, too, live in Manhattan and since the introduction of the IPad it has become almost impossible to get or receive a phone call without it being dropped. I'm actually thinking of buying a cell phone for my phone calls. Maybe they should change the name of IPhone, because it isn't behaving like one.

  • http://disruptology.com Aaron Uhrmacher

    I hear you. The iPhone really is an incredible device, and I have spent hours customizing it, buying applications to sync my calendars and email clients and more.

    But to Jeanette's point above, I still can't use it as a phone. And if the most basic service is inconsistent, all of the other features that make you say 'wow' should be treated with some skepticism.

  • http://disruptology.com Aaron Uhrmacher

    I hear you. The iPhone really is an incredible device, and I have spent hours customizing it, buying applications to sync my calendars and email clients and more.

    But to Jeanette's point above, I still can't use it as a phone. And if the most basic service is inconsistent, all of the other features that make you say 'wow' should be treated with some skepticism.

  • http://jfknet.com/marketing-objectives Marketing Objectives

    Yeah, it really boils down to location. To some reception is great, to others not so much. It's like any other device or service, in that it will not make everyone happy.

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