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Walt Mossberg Reviews the iPhone

Posted by kdawson on from the hands-on-early dept.

WSJdpatton writes "Walt Mossberg tested the iPhone for two weeks, in multiple usage scenarios, in cities across the US. His verdict is that, despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is on balance a beautiful and breakthrough hand-held computer. Its software especially sets a new bar for the smart-phone industry, and its clever finger-touch interface, which dispenses with a stylus and most buttons, works well, though the lack of physical buttons can be a hindrance." Digital Daily has a roundup of early iPhone reviews.

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  1. Re:Other reviews by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I got to check out the review version a guy I know at work has.

    I had to laugh when he showed it to me. After all the hype, after all the millions in marketing money and 'ahem' enticements to the media, the iPhone is nothing more than a very expensive yawn of a product.

    Just imagine a product called iWater that actually isn't any better than tap water but has a very expensive bottle. And thousands of Apple fans yelling at you and 'you're just not tasting it properly'

  2. Re:In other words by WilliamSChips · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Marxism is the opiate of dumbasses - Wow, you completely misunderstood Marx's metaphor. You see, when Marx said that religion is the opiate of the masses he was talking about how believing that justice will come in the afterlife made people less likely to stand up and take action. Believing in Marxism makes people more likely to stand up and take action. Which make it not an opiate. Ergo, you fail.
    --
    Please, for the good of Humanity, vote Obama.
  3. Firefox and TFA? by fabs64 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Using firefox 2.0.0.4, whenever I follow the article link it crashes, same with workmate sitting next to me.

    Anyone else seeing this?