Mike Elgan over at ComputerWorld has published an excellent article explaining the reasons he believes the iPhone will disappoint a lot of people when it hits the stores in the middle of this year. Steve Jobs’ keynote was definitely exciting, but as Mike suggests did Apple make a mistake announcing the iPhone so early, and in turn creating such high expectations?
I agree that it probably dampened the excitement of the Apple TV, but somehow I doubt that iPod sales are going to take much of a hit considering how popular they are. The price of the iPhone ($599 and $499 for 8 and 4GB) and its exclusivity to Cingular (AT&T ?) upon release will ensure that iPod’s continue to fly off the shelves.
Mitchell Oke is a 22 year old Bachelor of Creative Technology (Digital Video Production) from Sydney, Australia. He's previously worked for News Ltd as a Multimedia Producer, and currently works as a freelance editor and videographer.
He has a great love for gadgets and cars, always wanting to have the latest and greatest phones, notebooks and other electronic toys. He is a huge fan of Star Trek, Top Gear and Seinfeld, citing them as his favourite TV shows. In December 2006 he became a Mac convert, having used Windows since he was 5.
