Apple iPhone Inconsistent :o(

I had the chance to compare my iPhone (first generation) against my friends 3G Model and one thing I noticed was the weather info being inconsistent :o(

Who knows what's going on here :o(

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AppStore Open but Unable to Get Any Apps :o(

Because can't get iPhone 2.0 yet :o(

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iPhone 2.0 Out but Unavailable :o(

The software update supposedly is out but I sure can't figure out how to get it

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Calendar Apps w/o Tasks Feature

Neither google calendar nor the iPhone calendar has the ability to add a "Task" :o(

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iPhone Prices Slashed

Since I am one of those (not so few) who paid quite a premium to get the iPhone soon after it came out - Steve Jobs' price drop of $200 is not going too well with me.

He is offering a $100 store credit to users like myself. But seriously - almost any retail store matches a price change for 30 days¹. Apple should do at least the same. And since we were the pioneer, we should even get a bit extra.

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1 - Sears, for example, gave me a 30 day guaranty on the price of refrigerator that I bought.
If they, Sears, drops the price of that Refrigarator within 30 days from the time that I made my purchase, they will refund me the difference.

iPhone - Cons

1. Missing / Lacking Features - Obviously it's got most of the features most users were looking for. But for me some key features would've been (in no particular order)
   
   
   
   • Ability to "Instant Message" using Gtalk, Yahoo! Messenger and such (as opposed to using Cingular SMS).
   
   
   • Bookmark Sync w/Safari or Internet Explorer ONLY (and not w/Netscape or FireFox)
   
   
   • Unable to Import from or Sync with Addressbook from Netscape Mail
   
   
   • Unable to Sync with Yahoo! or Google Calendar
   
   
   • Memory Card Slot
   
   
   
   



2. Crippled Feature(s) - Seems to me that these features were intentionally left incomplete
   
   
   
   • Speed - Edge is E-X-T-R-E-M-E-L-Y Slow
     
   • Calendar - where to begin . . .
     
     
     
     • Repeating Events
       
     • Events ONLY and no Tasks
       
     
     
   • You Tube - does NOT allow me to log into my YouTube account
     
   • Weather - no further detail
   
   
   • Inability to access iTunes and download directly from iTunes to my iPhone
   
   
   
   



3. Useless Features - And of course there are the features that apparently a lot of people like / want but I don't.
   
   
   
   • Camera
   
   
   
   

Also, though this is NOT a strike against the iPhone, but more against the sales people at the Apple store (or at least the ones here in Austin, TX) - I have not met sales people who are worse at dealing with their customers. My personal experince at the AT&T store was just the opposite. So, when the units do become available - I'll definitely be going to the AT&T store and NOT the cool Apple store.

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iPhone - Unavailable :o(

It's out and available and there are hundreds of thousands of people who have already got it. I was really wanting to get it Friday (the 29th, when it came out) - but just never got 'round to it :o(

The rumour was that Apple had waited to make sure they had enough units made so that they wouldn't run out. I believe I even saw some report that they had 4 million units made already. Also, I believe they had sold about half a million over the weekend.

But somehow, none of the stores have any available this morning.

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Ticket (Speeding) :o(

Got a Speeding Ticket a little while ago. The Officer said he clocked me doing 78 (in a 55 zone). He wrote the ticket for 75.

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Anticipation

The Anticipation is killing me. I can't get it out of my mind :o(

The good news might be that it's so late, that I don't think it's worth anticipating any longer. I was really hoping for this though.

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MLM

What is it that attracts all these MLM guys to me??? It feels like every MLM guy in town gets drawn to me no matter what. Over the years I have probably been approached by a dozen or so of them. I have even been to one of their [free] seminars. I was still a student and I didn't have to pay any money, so it was free. Today, since I am working and have a family, I woudn't consider the same time investment to be "free".

First off they have a new name these days and they have updated their sales picth to include buzz words like:

• Internet based B2B
  
• Portal

They still do use some of the old buzz words too.

• Residual Income
• Pro-sumers
  

They even have their own acronyms:

• MAD - Marketing, Advertisement and Distribution
  

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Katrina


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Democracy & Capitalsim

2 great ideas, absolutely no doubt.

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