a matter of perspective

Disclaimer: I am a devoted iPhone user. This is a revolutionary device, this is more in respect to going back to first principles of handsets and redesigning the whole concept of what a mobile device should be: it is easy to use, simple to work with and isn’t complicated. This is a broadside strike at the years of stagnation that have comes as a result of over dominating network providers and, in respect to smart phone devices, Microsoft’s years at making life as complex as possible with Windows CE (or whatever they call it this week) on mobile phones.  The iPhone is a revolutionary because it is shaking up the way the consumer, manufacturers and network companies think; the influence it is having for getting the consumer to think differently and want things a different way and on other manufacturers to think outside of the box. I do not think of the iPhone as being a phone per se, it is a mobile computer that has telephony and mobile communications built in that enhances the device beyond simply being a handset.

HTC Hero

I would argue that directly because of the influence of the iPhone we have the HTC Hero. The device is gorgeous, and using Google Android, looks to be easy to use. The key elements are here: beautiful design; simple to use; easy to add applications thanks to Android. This is a fabulous looking device. It is arguable whether we’d have this without the iPhone, but if this is the way things are evolving in the world of mobile devices then we have an interesting few years ahead of us.

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