Apple's Smart Phone Depends on OS X Tie-Ins

anaesthetica writes "According to AppleInsider, Apple is not only working on a cellphone + mp3 player iPhone, but is working on a second model designed to be a smart phone, highly integrated with Mac OS and .Mac. The smart phone has gone through several iterations, as the notoriously demanding Mr. Jobs ordered the elite team working on the phone to redesign and re-engineer their prototypes. Capabilities are reported to include Front Row interface, syncing contacts and iCal with .Mac, "call ahead", iChat video conferencing integration, WiFi, and a slide-out keyboard. Too good to be true?"

Comments

Re:Forced integration is a real turn-off

[catbutt]

Apple should indeed listen to you. You might have the answer as to why the iPod has been such a flop.

Re:3rd party apps?

[The One and Only]

And clearly, Apple has not put nearly as much thought into this problem as "Anonymous Coward".