I have come to the conclusion that no other single group of individuals in earth’s history had been and will be exposed to technology (access and creation) like generation Xers. I was born
back in 1973, and I’m an Xer to the bone, in fact, I even carry one X with me all the time, I’m Me-X-i-can and yes, I still live with my parents, it is our trademark.
I was
there, when the Atari 2600 came to life, the first apple computer, the first IBM PC for the public, yes indeed, what memories. We invented techno-dates (playing Atari or Sega games with our
girlfriends, pure romanticism) The cell phone revolution was shaped around and for our needs; in fact, my first cell phone was a classic, the Motorola Brick aka “The Brick,†a cell phone
and a weapon at the same time, 2 pounds of pure retro technology, for the same price.
Where I’m going from here? Well, I want to say that Mr. Jobs needs a more viable argument in order
to entice Xers into the iPhone marketplace. At his presentation last week, he failed to bring data to the table. We Xers are skeptical by a genetic mutation. We know (Xers) that the iPhone is a joke
and a copycat from a PPC and/or a PDA device.
Last year! Yes, last year, I bought an UTStarcom Pocket PC 6700, and it includes all the options, and more than those claimed by Mr. Jobs toward
his iPhone. The iPhone has nothing to “revolutionize†the phone industry, give me a break. The PPC 6700 has been around for a couple of years; it was the first Pocket PC to have Windows 5
as an operating system.
The PPC 6700 or “Mini Brick†as I call it, is a piece of art from my perspective, it’s making my life so easy. Nowadays, my laptop (MacBook Pro) is a
thing of the past, too big and retro. My PPC 6700 comes with Microsoft office, Outlook Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, Pocket MSN, etc., etc. Also, it is Bluetooth enabled, Wi Fi, and the most important,
of all the features, I think, a keyboard that makes the iPhone and Treo obsolete. Why? Because it is a keyboard where you can use your two thumbs to type more efficiently instead of a single index
primitive typing option, and at night the keyboard turns on facilitating the typing process.
My PPC 6700 comes with a touch screen too, just in case you want to look “Gigaâ€Â
sophisticated in front of chicks, a Xers mantra.
The demonstration by Steve Jobs was clearly a demonstration for “only†apple iPod users. The i-joke, sorry, the iPhone
(“i†for ineptitude), does not have the capabilities of the PPC 6700. Nothing new brought to the table, just another product aimed at exploiting the indoctrinated mono-mind of the apple
consumer aka followers.
Below, a few questions for Jobs and his Clan:
Why not an accessible battery?
Where is the real keyboard?
Any memory slots?
Cingular aka AT&T?
Light for the camcorder and camera?
Stylus (in case I want to protect the screen)?
How long will it take for the screen to look like a sidewalk?
Where is the new apple design, it
looks like an i-pod?
June 2007?
Priced over 500 dollars (PPC 6700 $249.99 with a qualifying rate plan)?
Rates and option plans?
Cisco suit?