Why is iPhone not considered a smartphone?

[orangekid]

Originally Posted by austin420

i cant contend with all your points,

exactly,

the funny thing is it can do so many things even a winmo phone can't do.

But I'll stick with WinMo/Android for now.

[austin420]

Originally Posted by orangekid

exactly,

the funny thing is it can do so many things even a winmo phone can't do.

But I'll stick with WinMo/Android for now.

the way you worded that, makes it seem as though i was talking about winmo. i was going more apples to apples by comparing dumbphones. please dont drag winmo in to this. we all know its a beast in its last death throes.

[schettj]

of course the iPhone is. It runs a *nix os (darwin) and it supports third party native apps. That last bit is pretty much the major differentiator between dumb and smart phones - do they support third party native apps (not just midlets, although back in the day, supporting midlets was good enough to get you the smartphone stamp.)

Why they aren't consider smartphones here has nothing to do with reality.

[redd214]

to answer the original question:

studies show that fanboyism has been known to cause irrational thinking and behavior. extreme cases are known to make its victims completley lose touch with reality.

that being said, the iphone IS a smartphone. its not the smartphone for me personally but it is for sure a smartphone no question

[mlin]

I think the point if this thread was to attempt to stir things up as nikkg likes to do from time to time. Perhaps he was looking for another reason to praise and defend the iPhone against ill comments. Fail.

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[fozmsu]

Originally Posted by mlin

I think the point if this thread was to attempt to stir things up as nikkg likes to do from time to time. Perhaps he was looking for another reason to praise and defend the iPhone against ill comments. Fail.

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Or perhaps he knew the fandroids would be trolling to find a chance to bash the iPhone. Umm, score then? But seriously, I think a phone is only as smart as it's owner. Let's face it, there are quite a few people out there that make the jitterbug look like a smartphone with the way they act.

[gTen]

For those that don't know what a Jitterbug is with all the Jitterbug references, here it is below:



It actually makes a not to bad phone for elderly and little kids >.>

[schettj]

Originally Posted by gTen

It actually makes a not to bad phone for elderly and little kids >.>

You can't sext with it, so it's no good for little kids. It's perfect for anyone who knows that Jitterbug is a dance, not an infestation in NYC. or at least they knew it before they got Alzheimer's.

[mlin]

Originally Posted by fozmsu

Or perhaps he knew the fandroids would be trolling to find a chance to bash the iPhone. Umm, score then? But seriously, I think a phone is only as smart as it's owner. Let's face it, there are quite a few people out there that make the jitterbug look like a smartphone with the way they act.

I don't see much iPhone bashing. Thus, fail. I do see decent discussion regarding the available OSes though. I don't really care either way.



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[fozmsu]

Originally Posted by mlin

I don't see much iPhone bashing. Thus, fail. I do see decent discussion regarding the available OSes though. I don't really care either way.



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It was just a joke, Professor pass/fail