Personally though, for myself I actually view an iPhone as a dumb phone..but the main reason is not of what it is capable but what is represents...I personally do not like Steve's concept of "Dumbing things down" and not giving a choice...While it may be easy to learn..smartphones should have a learning curve...why?
Because thats just it life has a learning curve...I personally fear for future generations in general where everyone is following apple on making things so dumbed down that even a retard could use it...
In the future I hope for technology would progress at a good pace as it has been in the last 20-30 years..but I have a feeling if things like this continue, we will hit a barrier not because we can't go farther but the next generation is too stupid to actually accomplish something...
Don't get me wrong I'm not saying checking your email should require you to solve a millennium math problem...But a smartphone has to be a device that promotes choice and has a learning curve which then allows for more functionality.
I mean even speaking for myself I find myself more lazy and loosing IQ with all this dumbing down going on in general...now imagine generations growing up in this dumbed down environment...I am even hearing schools making things easier for kids and etc and it personally has me worried...I mean am I the only one worried about this? :/
I mean do we really want our future generations to turn into this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAcvIqcpHrI