Comments on: Resistance is futile http://turntablemedia.com/blog/2007/01/15/resistance-is-futile/ experiences / observations / ideas / inspiration Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:04:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Wayne http://turntablemedia.com/blog/2007/01/15/resistance-is-futile/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Wayne Mon, 15 Jan 2007 16:07:58 +0000 http://turntable.com/blog/2007/01/15/resistance-is-futile/#comment-468 Agreed with you about the usage, it's terrible that they called it the iPhone. iPod has proven to be a better name than iTunes because you can add photos and video to it and the name still works. One thing I've seen in the press and blog coverage is "designers and engineers are Nokia, Sony, Treo, etc are hating life right now." I bet many of them are thrilled because they can finally get to do the kind of things that they have wanted to do for years (as seen in your 1992 concept) but have been shot down by management because the ideas are too expensive or the market wouldn't respond. Agreed with you about the usage, it’s terrible that they called it the iPhone. iPod has proven to be a better name than iTunes because you can add photos and video to it and the name still works.

One thing I’ve seen in the press and blog coverage is “designers and engineers are Nokia, Sony, Treo, etc are hating life right now.” I bet many of them are thrilled because they can finally get to do the kind of things that they have wanted to do for years (as seen in your 1992 concept) but have been shot down by management because the ideas are too expensive or the market wouldn’t respond.

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