Comments on: Google Bashing: G Phone in the Barrel http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/10/30/google-bashing-g-phone-in-the-barrel/ by Stephen E. Arnold Thu, 24 May 2012 16:47:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Brian http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/10/30/google-bashing-g-phone-in-the-barrel/comment-page-1/#comment-27189 Brian Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:56:21 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=2715#comment-27189 I'm really the same way with phones. I've always opted for the "phoniest" phones - the ones that let me call someone, and little more. Over the years I've been warming up to supplementary features like voice dialing (great for when I'm driving or wearing mittens), camera (I'm always finding handy uses for an ultraportable camera), and ... well, these lists always sound better when there's 3 items but I can't think of a third. This being said, it's definitely a fair comment that a phone is trying to do more than we want it to. Take the iPhone for example - it makes toasted peanut butter and banana sandwiches and can sing Beach Boys songs in Swahili but it's only got enough battery life for half a day's use. When you suck up all the juice using Google Maps on your phone, how are you going to call for help when you get a flat tire? Value adds are all well and good but too many cooks spoil the soup, sez I. I’m really the same way with phones. I’ve always opted for the “phoniest” phones – the ones that let me call someone, and little more. Over the years I’ve been warming up to supplementary features like voice dialing (great for when I’m driving or wearing mittens), camera (I’m always finding handy uses for an ultraportable camera), and … well, these lists always sound better when there’s 3 items but I can’t think of a third.

This being said, it’s definitely a fair comment that a phone is trying to do more than we want it to. Take the iPhone for example – it makes toasted peanut butter and banana sandwiches and can sing Beach Boys songs in Swahili but it’s only got enough battery life for half a day’s use. When you suck up all the juice using Google Maps on your phone, how are you going to call for help when you get a flat tire?

Value adds are all well and good but too many cooks spoil the soup, sez I.

]]> By: sum guy http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/2008/10/30/google-bashing-g-phone-in-the-barrel/comment-page-1/#comment-27182 sum guy Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:58:00 +0000 http://arnoldit.com/wordpress/?p=2715#comment-27182 your an idiot if you dont like your job go work for apple or better yet if your not a phone guy keep your mouth closed and rate other products your an idiot if you dont like your job go work for apple or better yet if your not a phone guy keep your mouth closed and rate other products

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