iPhone: why wait?

Alexander Hoffman (apparently) - 03:38am Jul 4, 2007 PST
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Up until last week, I had convinced myself to wait for an iPhone.

Starting with Pogue's review, and extending through the weekend, I
started to change my mind.

1) There don't seem to be major hardware issue. Maybe not even minor issue.

2) The software works. While there might be a few minor missing
features, the software included actually works.

3) The data speeds in NYC don't seem too bad.

4) The cost of switching from my current phone to an iPhone (the
cancellation fee) is equal to the number of months left multiplied by
$40, the market rate for data plans elsewhere. That strikes me as
less than the value of the added functionality that I would get from
an iPhone.


So, should I switch now? Or should I wait?

Why wait? What might I gain for waiting, from trying suppress my
desire for the iPhone.

(What might added in the next 3, 6, 9 or 12 month, in terms of
hardware? What else might I gain for waiting, other than those
hardware improvements? Should I even expect hardware improvements in
that time frame?)

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=Alex Hoffman
Leadership, Policy & Politics
Teachers College, Columbia University