Max M

Apple's iPhone Rocks the Cell Phone Industry

I have a Palm Treo 700w also, and about the only thing I love about it is that I can log into my servers via Windows Remote desktop access to Terminal Server feature built into my servers. I hope I can put the Mac OS version of this on my iphone so with the Iphone I too can access my servers as I can on my Mac computers.

On the Treo, I like that I an create or open a small Excel spreadsheet or that I can open up a Word document. BUT!!! Unfortunately, the quality of the phone is bad. I often can't answer a call when I am looking at email or in a document. Calls come in and push on buttons and it just doesn't respond. The bottom line.... if you're looking for a reliable phone, a Treo 700w is a phone you CAN'T count on.

So the Treo is a lousy phone, ok, so why would I consider an Apple iphone? Simple... Apple quality, ingenuity, and simplicity. Let's go back several years...I started using Windows when it first came out (remember Windows 286 and Windows 386) and over many many years I got to the point where I was just accepting of the blue error screens, other error windows, and poor performance from spyware and virus infections. I "learned" that one has to reinstall Windows every 6 months and all applications to get good performance. I "learned" that you need to spend time fighting spyware every day, and that it was normal for Windows to eventually start to run S-L-O-W-L-Y. I found solutions and patches and provided support to my clients over the years to fix these problems.

Then one day, Apple announced that they would be releasing an Intel-based Mac. No one knew if it would be able to run Windows, but on the day it was announced, I ordered one. Later, before my new Macbook arrived, Microsoft announced that it would not support EFI (more modern BIOS) that the Mac used. I figured, however, that someone would figure it out a way to make Windows work on an Intel-based Mac and I took the leap. You might ask, why was I so concerned about running Windows? ...well, like I said, I provide support on Windows and also write code in Windows, so I couldn't completely abandon it. But I figured that for email and internet and to create documents I might be able to work in Mac OS X instead of Windows. I hadn't spent much time on a Mac, and didn't know how easy or hard it would be to swtich, but I was so willing to just try anything else, because I was already sick of spending more time fixing my computer than actually using it! I thought...if the quality of Apple's computer were anything like the iPOD, I had nothing to lose. As it turns out, It was the best decision I ever made in years, and I've been suggesting to all my clients that they make the switch.

I received my Macbook in early 2006 and I absolutely LOVE IT. I am in the business of supporting computers so I have to expose myself to everything and learn all I can, so I bit the bullet and reluctantly bought Microsoft Vista (the Ultimate version) for a Core Duo 2.4 Shuttle computer. I am soooooo disappointed in this OS. I am running 2gb of RAM which should be plenty by any standard. My Mac with 1gb, blows away this computer, and my Mac has a slower processor! Internet Explorer crashes, this new Vista OS hangs up, and I have webcams and scanners that are no longer compatible with my OS. What's up with that???

Last weekend I bought a Mac Pro 2.66. The quality of the machine is like nothing I've ever seen. The design is like nothing I've ever seen. The materials used, are like nothing I've ever seen. How can I not buy a phone from a company that cares so much about design, quality, and user experience! I love my Macbook and my Mac Pro, and I know I will love my iphone.

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