Analysts To Media: Stop Calling The iPhone A Smartphone
- January 25th, 2007
- 7 Comments
 No, the analysts simply want people to realize that to be called a true smartphone it must use an “open, commercial operating system that supports third party applications.” </p>
<p>The iPhone, at least for the time being, is a closed environment to third-party applications. It’s simply a high-end feature phone.
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Solis goes on to explain that feature phones can have third-party apps, but in general they’re weak and limited in comparison to software for smartphones.
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drdrew (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Boy, you guys sure are working hard to make sure “iPhone” doesn’t fall off the front page…ever. :)
I appreciate hard work…speaking of which….
Planet Gadgets (Who am I?)
1 year ago
I think Apple is making a mistake being so closed.
Anonymous
1 year ago
Judging from the features I’ve seen thus far, I like it. Smartphone or not, a closed environment significantly reduces the risk of the phone crashing.
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B Dobbs (Who am I?)
1 year ago
This is splitting hairs AT BEST.
From what I gather the iPhone can support third party apps, Apple is just choosing not to. How does this not fit the (contrived and logically strained) definition of “smartphone” that the analyst is providing. Why is non-proprietary a requirement of a “Smartphone”. This doesn’t make any senes to me…
bpm2000 (Who am I?)
1 year ago
im gonna have to agree - maybe not for the reasons but I dont feel like its a “smartphone” as we know it today.
CrunchBack (Who am I?)
1 year ago
Who TF cares what two wireless analasses say - it’s a smartphone. The fact is - it does a lot of smart things. Phones that just make calls are not smart phones. Phones that email, take pictures, play music, play movies, surf the web - are SMARTPHONES.
iPhone IS a SmartPhone
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iPhone IS a SmartPhone
iPhone IS a SmartPhone
iPhone IS… well, you get it.
romeo26 (Who am I?)
1 year ago
CrunchBack you are an idiot!! if thats what you define what a smartphone is then even the sony w800 is a smartphone (which it is not)! do you even know what a smart phone can do?!