exactly. and my old simbien phone that ran talks, used to complain constantly about me having too many apps open when I only had the menu, short cut menu, which were open by default and another app, constantly had to reboot my phone. hurray for Iphone.
On Jul 14, 2009, at 6:57 PM, Josh de Lioncourt wrote: > Just want to address these comments. See my responses inline. > > On Jul 13, 2009, at 10:55 PM, william lomas wrote: >> 1. i can multi task on a symbian phone i can not on the iphone >> 2. the thought of having to keep closing application x to use >> application y will be frustrating for symbian users, since i can >> have the web and an sms window open at same time >> > These are one thought broken into two points, so I will address them > as one. This is not a fair assessment, or even an accurate one. > While the iPhone does not technically perform multi-tasking, it > proides the same functionality. You can quickly switch between apps > on the iPhone, and iPhone apps are designed to remember where they > were when you left them. The upshot of this is, therefore, that you > get the illusion of multi-tasking with all its benefits, without the > performance hit. This argument is a flawed one, that is based on a > misunderstanding of the iPhone and its operation. > > >> 3. Using speech on a call on a symbian phone is in my view easier >> since if one dials numbers for an automated system, it is easier I >> think in my view, to type the number on a keypad, rather than >> having to mess around finding it on a dial pad etc > > The buttons on the iPhone's keypad are large and do not move around. > I do not search for them anymore. It's a different experience, and > it takes a small amount of practice. However, it is no harder or > easier, once you have learned to use it properly, than a physical > keypad. > > Josh de Lioncourt > …my other mail provider is an owl… > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/Lioncourt > Music: http://stage19music.com > Mac-cessibility: http://www.Lioncourt.com > Blog: http://lioncourtsmusings.blogspot.com > GoodReads: http://goodreads.com/Lioncourt > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
