So, back when Mr. Jobs released the iPhone he predicted slash set a goal of 10 Million sold in 2008. This is a very interesting situation for the iPhone. First I find it interesting that they publicly announce such goals. Second, they are the only ones that really know the numbers, so it would be easy to ‘meet’ the goal without really meeting the goal. Third, since holiday sales paces would have to be beat each quarter this year, they have their work cut out for them. This could be good or bad. Thought is that the SDK release, expected this month, price drops in the coming months, and a new version of the phone with G3 this summer would be a good way to fuel sales. Being that it was leaked that a G3 phone would be out this year, seems to be the case that they will be forced to release one. The good is that it will come out as soon as possible. The bad is that it could get rushed.
I plan on getting one of these things when I can. Having one in the family I can give a fair review of it, and although it has some problems, it is awesome. Being that I love tech devises this probably my favorite. Thing that is crazy is that it has the potential to be so much better as well.
Here is a wish list that I have put together, all of which seem very possible. Some are hardware related so hopefully that will be fixed in June. Others are software issues that could be fixed by the end of the week with the potential SDK release. Also I am happy to say that some items from this list have already been eliminated by software release, this never happens with my current phone as its problems will always stay the same.
1. Regular Headphone jack, the current one is recessed and does not allow for headphones other than the ones that come with it. This is stupid
2. Instant Messages, this is obvious but with the money made by text messages will have to be third party developed, ichat would be nice though.
3. Speed Dial System, with my current phone I can dial frequent dialed numbers without looking by just holding a number key, the current iphone system is ok but not the best
4. Mp3 ringtones, fixed already
5. G3, hardward issue that is promised already, hopefully the headphone jack will also be fixed
6. 3rd Party Apps, coming this week, we will see if they do this well soon
7. Java and Flash, supposedly they have been in a fight with these companies already, this is really needed, if it is added the web browsing will really smash the smart phone competition
8. Replaceable Battery, not a issue yet but when batteries start dieing it will be, course it would also be nice to have an extra to slip in when you can’t get to the wall or car jack, sucks when your devise that does everything dies
9. Better Camera, already one of the best on a phone but could be better
10. Longer Battery Life, this is simple, love for it to be solar powered and never die, but that won’t happen
11. Cut and Paste, especially needed from one program to another. like if you want to but an address in an email into maps.
12. Text photos, seems like this should be added any day, its silly when such an advanced device does not do what every other cell phone can
13. Voice Dial, part two of what all phones seem to have that iphone does not.
14. Bluetooth iTunes, you can talk to people with bluetooth, but unless I just can’t figure it out you can’t listen to music through it, seems simple enough to fix.
15. Video record, with a big hard drive for a phone and a camera, this again seems like a no brainer, probably not something to be used a ton, but it would be nice to have.
Lastly, you can always up the hard drive capacity, lower the price, and make it thinner and lighter.
If you read that whole thing, that is amazing!