Apple iPhone in Malaysia Series Revamped

Greetings and salutations from the universe beyond, where iPhones roam freely without being held captive by the iron fists of AT&T and 02. It appears that Danny is still a wee bit busy drowning himself in his work just to put some 3-year-old smiles on his clients’ faces, so I get I’ll have to do this myself then. *Sorry, Danny* To keep things simple : Timothy’s my name, and iPhones are my game. Well, they don’t rhyme, but heck…

Alright, alright, enough with the crappy lines, I know I’m Timothy, a friend of Danny’s, and the the whole reason I’m the first person to publish something here besides Danny is pretty much to bring you even more iPhone tips, tricks and insider information. Being an avid iPhone user myself, it became quite apparent that Danny’s series on the Apple iPhone here has grown into quite a hit among his readers, and so I’m here now to help him give you guys another 10 more reasons to continue reading on this series, and to those of you who haven’t, perhaps get an iPhone? Read on…

So, what makes the iPhone such an awesome device? Users say it’s, and I quote, “Totally fabulous, love it so much *squeals of joy*…”, critics say it’s overrated, others say it’s too expensive for a phone…. and the list goes on. Like all other 21st century devices, the iPhone comes with different appeals to different groups of people. So let’s get down to the million-dollar question : How can we justify spending RM2k and above on an iPhone? Here’s my list of 5 top reasons for such an extravagant expenditure, or should I say ‘investment’

#1 – Revolutionary
It’s a piece of pure innovation and genuine creativity. A work of art, if you may. In terms of innovation, to those of you out there who don’t already know this, the iPhone’s Multi-Touch interface is a patented invention by Apple Inc., meaning if you’re trying to place it in comparison with the LG Viewty, HTC Touch or many other similar devices, always remember that the whole concept of using your fingers instead of a stylus, and utilizing 2 fingers to interact with a touch-sensitive panel, all this magic originated from the Apple powerhouse and their iPhone, and of course there’s nothing better than the original.

#2 – Everything In One Package
Whether you’re an iPod or Mac user, you’d probably already know well enough the wonders of using an Apple product simply because of the unique experience it provides. In the case of the iPhone, what you have here is a device combining all the features of a mobile communicator and a full-fledged iPod, packed into a device still thinner than nearly all PDA Phones currently available. How cool is that?

#3 – Pricey…you say?
Well, consider this. Paying a good RM1.5k for any other Smartphone, and an extra couple of hundred bucks for the iPhone, how do we define value for money here? The iPhone, though slightly more costly than the other miscellaneous options, if not priced the same, was not designed to be JUST another phone.

To make things simple for you guys, think of it from this perspective. An 8GB iPod Nano (RM800) + Any Smartphone (RM1.5k) = RM2.3k = 16G iPhone. Having said that, the iPhone isn’t really overpriced after all. In fact, the whole reason I got the iPhone as my first Apple product in the first place is after realizing that in fact, the iPhone is one of Apple’s most realistically priced product in ages. Go figure!

#4 – Constant Evolution & Development
Although this factor may not be on everyone’s favourite lists, I’m pretty sure it appeals to a majority of us more technically-inclined geeks. You see, with most other smartphones, what you get is the phone and the OS (may it be BSD or Windows Mobile). Now here’s the big question mark; How often do you actually see Pocket PC users going nuts about new firmware releases and software updates?

As a matter of fact, how many users actually update their phones after even years of usage. Looking back to the iPhone scene, you can easily observe the massive enthusiasm and excitement over developments from Apple as well as the community, may it be looking forward to oodles of mysterious surprises from Apple, or simply the thrill of the mere idea of having go through the challenge of unlocking the iPhone again and stand triumphant over AT&T. As Steve Jobs once said in his keynotes, the iPhone is not slowing down, it just keeps getting better and better.

#5 – A Whole New Experience
Now this is one of my personal main reasons for going for the iPhone. This applies specifically to all your Pocket PC users out there. Imagine a smartphone without the hassles of Windows Mobile, without potential threats such as Java viruses, without frequent slowdowns due to clogging up of your internal RAM, without having poking around menus which lag for seconds before responding.

Imagine actually typing on a QWERTY keyboard on the same 3.5″ screen except with your fingers and pinpoint accuracy. Imagine effortless applications with gorgeous transitions which appear instantaneously. Iimagine a phone so simplified that even my 4-year-old sibling managed to figure it out within half an hour of fiddling around with it. Imagine the Apple iPhone.

All in all, I believe these factors and much more have come together to make the iPhone the truly unchallenged device of the year that it is. Then again, I did leave out the ‘Cool Factor’ and ‘Limitless Bragging Rights’ from the list above for a good reason…Haha. Thanks for reading, guys. Au revoir! This is Timothy, signing off.

P.S. May I requests that everyone who has read this article, and/or are also in the iPhone user family, I hope you guys wouldn’t mind taking a minute or two to post a short comment below, just so I know whether I need to tweak my writing style or anything else.

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