iDon't care (droid's parody)

I've just found this response to the android's anti-iPhone campaign.

That was the original points against iPhone : 

• iDon't have a real keyboard

I had half a dozen smartphones and I came to one conclusion : writing long texts on a mobile device is not comfortable, physical keyboard or not. (small screen, keyboard, device).
Mobile phones users are always moving, traveling, standing up, so it's definitely not a desktop context.
I don't think that porting a whole desktop environment on a mobile is a good idea. Instead, most talented developers strive to deliver delightful solutions instead of desktop app's tons of features. Apple gave recently the 7 ingredients for a successful app which totally makes sense to me.
I was quite amazed though by the iPhone virtual keyboard : pressed key zoomed, automatic word suggestion from the context (key position and integrated dictionary). 

 

• iDon't run simultaneous apps

I started coding on iPhone few month before the first official API when we could run many apps at the time. It was great for a developer but I wouldn't have recommended having an iPhone running all these apps to my friends : battery life was several hours, I had to restart my iPhone several times a week, I needed special apps to manage running apps. For a geek like me it could be ok but for all my "normal" friends it's not ! From a user point of view, disabling simultaneous apps running is certainly the best choice made by Apple to keep security, usability, and good user experience.

 

• iDon't take 5-megapixel pictures

Sounds like "My sensor is bigger than yours !".  Having more Mpx doesn't make pictures look best. 2Mpx is sufficient to be printed on a standard photo format and optimal for most of computer screen.
Having more Mpx to capture needs better chip or bigger optical to let more light to enter in the device, else you have a lot of noise. That's why all too-many-Mpx tiny device makes very ugly pictures when it's dark.
 

• iDon't customize

Some themes on my previous "jailbroken" iPhone were delightful, yeah ! I also think that customization has its own market but I could live by having a less customizable but more usable O.S. I pretty like the efficiency and minimalism of original icons. I'm also quite happy with my homemade wallpapers and ringtones so far. 


 

• iDon't run widgets

Do you think they can be ported on a pocket sized device without cluttering the main functionality ? Personally, "iDon't"
 

 
 

• iDon't allow open development

Open source codes are the life blood of sotfware evolution and business.

There are tons of iPhone open source apps on the web (google code, forum, etc.). I've learned a lot from them, specially Sean Heber's iApp-a-day. I've also given some of my code which is a good way to share experiences, get feedbacks and improve my coding.
By the way, Apple's video on the API, Interface Design, etc. are a really good and valuable source for successful app development.

 

• iDon't take pictures in the dark

Taking pictures in the dark means longer shutter speed which implies the device can not move when shooting.
You can also have a flash but you add some artificial light to the scene so it may look unnatural.
I've taken quite good quality shots and videos from my iPhone 3GS in nightclubs though.
 

• iDon't have interchangeable batteries

A mobile device life is often shorter than its battery. After 5 years, a mobile device looks quite old. The room needed for the ejection mechanism would certainly reduce battery time and/or make the device bigger.