On Jan 12, 2007, at 5:00 PM, Xiaofan Chen wrote: > Technically speaking, Apple iPhone seems to be a very good product > (running Mac OS X, iPOD MP3, high resolution, GPS) and it is really > not that expensive than those O2 Xda class of cell phones. > It's not very "open" in terms of permitting 3rd party applications, or at least it seems that way. Ditto cellular providers. And they stole OUR trademark! People here have noted that it's not quite as internationally-capable as it could be. Personally, I prefer "free" phones, with the bells and whistles in a PDA. I'm not sure it's attractive to have PDA, MP3 player, and phone all bundled into one product... BillW -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist