iPhone magic

winston I don't get why people go crazy of apple products, they didn't invent the ipod (large capacity hard-drive based mp3 player) or the smartphone, my current phune which I've had for 18 months does everything the iphone can do as did my treo 3 years before that (excepting wifi).....I bought my 20gb hard drive based mp3 player before the first ipod was released it also had a load of features the ipod didn't such as VIDEO and real time stereo mp3 recording....yet it was cheaper than the first ipod......so why do most people think that Apple have "invented" these things or even that they're better...I would beg to differ.....

I had a 20GB hard drive mp3 player also but it was bigger and uglier than my brothers iPod when he got it 6 months later. The difference is that Apple make the same products but make them so much more appealing to the fashion mob. Also most of their produts are very easy to use compared to other companies offerings. The iPhone does pretty much the same as most smartphones but it does it in a way that anyone can pick up in an afternoon. some people would find it impossible to get movies onto their smartphones or to set the internet up or access their email accounts through their smartphones. The iPhone just makes it easier for people. It's also a bonus for people who can because we appreciate how irritating it can be to get these things setup. I wont be buying an iPhone because of the price but my girlfriend's getting me an iPod touch for christmas time. Can't wait!