iPhone 2G and Other Misc.
The iPhone 2G is the terrible result of fantastic marketing.
G-Code:
The “G” rating on the phone is arbitrary. 2G doesn’t mean anything. First off, the phone itself is a 1st Generation device (First Generation, platform 1.1). The EDGE network that it runs on, is commonly referred to as 2.75G. However, the prior 1G phone ran on the same infrastructure.
So then what was the purpose of the phone? It was a way for Apple to release a “new and magical” product that didn’t do anything different as they continued to work on their 2nd generation device: The iPhone 3G.
The media and consumers flocked to it . No news here….
MMS Frenzy:
In march of 2009, MMS support was finally added to the phone with the 3.0 OS. Apple cited AT&T as the bottleneck and most believed them. They also noted that the first two phones (1st Gen devices) would not support the feature.
Clearly Bullshit - I’ve been using an iPhone 2G(1st Gen) with native MMS for a few days now. There are guides all over the net, at least entertain those links.
Double Takes:
A few weeks ago, I was messing around with an unlocked Samsung device. The interface seemed very familiar and quite reminiscent to the iPhone OS. I wondered why Apple hadn’t threatened to sue. Upon further research, I realized that Samsung manufactures the internal hard drives for the iPhone.
Everything In Its Right Place:
The purpose of modular design is to create swappable pieces that make manufacturing and troubleshooting easier. The result is a series of “black boxes” whose function and capabilities are foreign to the user. The problem arises when companies like Apple uses this to their financial advantage. No aspect of the iPhone is modular (all batteries should be user replaceable). The iPhone’s capabilities are limited based on Apple’s Quarterly projections (release cycles are in place to maximize profits through gradual feature removal and aggregation).
I feel that Apple is preying on their user base.