I’m a huge Apple advocate. I buy pretty much everything of theirs. I currently have 5 Macs (with three MacIntels running XP via Parallels). That said, I’m waiting for version 2.0 of the iPhone.
Why?
1) No GPS. Lots of other phones have this feature – why not the iPhone?
2) Uses slow, old internet connection (when not on wifi hotspot). Lots of other phones have faster (higher bandwidth) internet connections.
3) Battery not removable – need to send in to get battery replaced.
4) I’ve had the Motorola ITunes phone for over a year – and I’ve only used the iTunes once or twice (the first week I had it). If I need iTunes I’ll just use an iPod (so much smaller!). Plus I use the Nike+iPod sensor (http://www.apple.com/ipod/nike/) for running, which is absolutely badass ($29) and runs only on the iPod nano. The iPhone is way too large for me to want to strap it on my arm when running or working out, which is pretty much when I use my iPod.
5) For those who will be using the iTunes on the iPhone, you cannot purchase songs through iTunes on the phone, which is disappointing – plenty of other phones let you purchase songs on them.
6) No ringtones! Instead you can choose from 25 rings. That sucks. I have fun with ringtones.
7) That’s a huge glass surface on the iPhone. I’m trying to understand how it’s not going to get seriously scratched up very fast.
AT&T only. Not really a problem for me, but I bet this will open up in future versions.
9) As someone who has suffered on the bleeding edge of many Apple products (any other early adopters of OSX here?), it’s just plain better to let others be the beta testers and jump in a year later. Historically prices on Apple products drop considerably after a little time. Also, while I know a phone isn’t an investment or anything, consider how little value this phone will have in a year or so when the new version comes out.
10) I’m sure they’ll soon build in Flash support, broader internet video support (now you can only see a fraction of what’s on YouTube, i.e. just the “hits) and only Quicktime video currently works. iPod games are currently not supported, etc., etc…
11) Can’t upgrade memory on it.
Apple has a history of holding back certain functionality strategically, and I think this is no exception. The interface is gorgeous and ingenious. I’m just going to give it a little more time to mature and get the kinks out, and then I’ll snap it up.