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Old 11-20-2008, 03:24 PM
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Re: Anyone have an iPhone or come from one?

In your list is an example of why I won't be getting the iphone.

Take your item #9....Real Artist. Wow! I think...they finally got a decent draw and paint app for the iphone. Then I click on the youtube video and it is yet another useless, flashy, and ultimately pointless piece of showare for the iphone. Great...so I can spend memory space for a program that smudges images with my fingers. And that is useful how?

Now, compare with WM, where I can load free of charge a program like VS Painter Lite and have an actual full-featured paint and drawing program where I can actually create drawings, maps, and edit images substantively.

The simple fact that the iphone does not accept a stylus and WM does means the iphone will never have the capability to utilize drawing and painting programs like WM. Never.

WM is simply much more functional over a wide array of tasks than is the iphone. But it also requires some technical knowledge...even of the basic type to be able to configure active sync, unzip a file, start the installer, or run a cab.

Everyone on this board is at least semi-tech. You have to understand that the VAST majority of people out there are absolutely non-tech. They want something that works right out of the box and requires no configuration or elbow grease. That is where the iphone excels. It is basically a well-packaged phone with some toys added on.

Devin