Re: Free AIM Client Spotted on App Store was Re: Apple's New Guided Tour of 3G iPhone

Oxford <apony@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> amazed us all with the following in
news:apony-AB92CD.21493401072008@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

> In article <Xns9ACED9DC160F2bob@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>  The Bob <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>> >> The AIM client will provide iChat compatible instant messaging for
>> >> the iPhone and iPod Touch. AOL first demoed the app during the
>> >> original iPhone SDK launch event, but have made no further
>> >> announcements since that time.
>> > 
>> > yep! basically, anything people still want will appear on the
>> > iPhone in 10 Days! Things like Video Recording, 
>> 
>> BNot on the 3g iPhone
> 
> sure they will, both 2 & 3G iphones will have it.
>  
>> > MMS, 
>> 
>> Old technology 
> 
> i agree, but the iphones will have it within the first few days for 
> those who want it.

Then you openly admit that the iPhone is struggling to catch up to the 
competition in terms of functionality.  That's all I needed to hear.

> 
>> > TV Remotes, Garage Door 
>> > Openers, Bar Code Scanning are all coming to the iPhone.
>> 
>> You forgot the Swiss Army Knife and taser included in the deluxe
>> model. 
> 
> no knives, but there are now iphone flash lights :)
>  
>> > It's going to freak a lot of the competitors out since they can't
>> > have easy app installation like the iPhone has. 4,000 apps by the
>> > touch of a finger, sweet...
>> 
>> Yeah- they just build phones that need the Apple workarounds.  How
>> dare they?
> 
> ??? not sure what you mean? apple just builds the solid foundation, 
> everyone else builds the rest...
> 

No- a solid foundation would include functionality that is standard on
even 
the most basic cell phones.  The iPhone misses on this.