Is the iPhone Living Up to the Hype?

An iPhone Update from All Covered

By now, everyone who has access to the Internet and a television is aware of Apple’s newest creation, the iPhone. There was a lot of buzz around the launch of the iPhone, and a lot of hype around what it promised to do, but after a month since its release, the results are in. Consumers, reviewers and experts agree that Apple raised the bar not only for the cell phone, but for portable media players and multi-function devices in general. Usability, features and the radical interface exceeded everyone’s expectations, but the iPhone has almost universally been criticized for its slow Internet connection, and many business users are critical of its email functionality when you are trying to access a corporate email account.

None of the drawbacks come as a huge surprise, and all of them were predicted prior to the launch of the iPhone. While the iPhone has the most advanced mobile browser on the market and is optimized for Wi-fi networks, its functionality is limited by a slower cellular connection. While the email functionality is restrictive for some business users, it is clear that Apple is pursuing a solution; businesses comprise 20% of the $176 billion global mobile phone market. For a 1.0 product, Apple has hit the mark for consumers, but some business users clearly want more. For businesses whose policies and guidelines allow it, POP and IMAP can be enabled on most mail servers, but be sure to check and test the security of the final configurations before deployment.

The hype around the iPhone was frenetic, with analysts expecting hundreds of thousands of units sold within days of release. While analysts may be disappointed in the final sales count (only 146,000 units activated in the first 48 hours), users are clearly thrilled with their purchases – proof that from an end-user perspective, the iPhone is definitely living up to the hype.

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