Comments on: Why I am NOT in line to buy a 3G iPhone. http://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/11/why-i-am-not-in-line-to-buy-a-3g-iphone/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: fireman54http://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/11/why-i-am-not-in-line-to-buy-a-3g-iphone/#comment-38232 fireman54 Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:11:28 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=10259#comment-38232 It's funny. For a wireless device, you have to listen to music via a wired set of headphones. Where is the stereo bluetooth? As for business. Viewing and editing native office documents is not possible. With PalmOS and WM devices, editing and viewing is possible. Also, with removable memory, the documents can easily be transferred to any desktop PC for further editing and printing. It has alot of eye candy and ear candy, but it falls short in many important aspects. It’s funny. For a wireless device, you have to listen to music via a wired set of headphones. Where is the stereo bluetooth?
As for business. Viewing and editing native office documents is not possible. With PalmOS and WM devices, editing and viewing is possible. Also, with removable memory, the documents can easily be transferred to any desktop PC for further editing and printing.
It has alot of eye candy and ear candy, but it falls short in many important aspects.

]]> By: Joel McLaughlinhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/11/why-i-am-not-in-line-to-buy-a-3g-iphone/#comment-38225 Joel McLaughlin Sat, 12 Jul 2008 11:00:49 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=10259#comment-38225 In my book it does Chris. I men free as in speeh software. There is lots of free beer style software, but you can't write a GPL'd application for the iPhone. The SDK may be free, but nothing about writing a iPhone application is truly free. As in: I can freely distribute it independent of Apple. Also, DRM is ALSO on applications as well. While the iPhone does support music without DRM, it's obvious, to me, Apple would be much happier if you bought your music through them rather than through Amazon MP3, Magnatune or some other channel. In my book it does Chris. I men free as in speeh software. There is lots of free beer style software, but you can’t write a GPL’d application for the iPhone. The SDK may be free, but nothing about writing a iPhone application is truly free. As in: I can freely distribute it independent of Apple.

Also, DRM is ALSO on applications as well. While the iPhone does support music without DRM, it’s obvious, to me, Apple would be much happier if you bought your music through them rather than through Amazon MP3, Magnatune or some other channel.

]]> By: Christopher Gavulahttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/11/why-i-am-not-in-line-to-buy-a-3g-iphone/#comment-38217 Christopher Gavula Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:58:04 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=10259#comment-38217 There's is no "tax" for free programs. There is no upload fee for free programs. I believe you can upload with the free SDK or with the $99 SDK. The iPhone does NOT block free software. Apple does not force you to use DRM. You can use MP3, AAC, or AIFF files as well as non-DRM WAV files. There’s is no “tax” for free programs. There is no upload fee for free programs. I believe you can upload with the free SDK or with the $99 SDK. The iPhone does NOT block free software.

Apple does not force you to use DRM. You can use MP3, AAC, or AIFF files as well as non-DRM WAV files.

]]> By: Michael Andersonhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/07/11/why-i-am-not-in-line-to-buy-a-3g-iphone/#comment-38204 Michael Anderson Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:33:55 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=10259#comment-38204 If you don't like DRM, then DVD's, video games, subscription music services, and so on aren't for you either ... And I thought that free software *didn't* have to pay to be listed, just get approval? If you don’t like DRM, then DVD’s, video games, subscription music services, and so on aren’t for you either …

And I thought that free software *didn’t* have to pay to be listed, just get approval?

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