Comments on: iPhone or iPod phone? http://tewha.net/2007/10/iphone-or-ipod-phone/ Writings and links on iPhone and iPad programming Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:21:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nima http://tewha.net/2007/10/iphone-or-ipod-phone/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Nima Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:43:42 +0000 http://pyile.com/2007/10/iphone-or-ipod-touch/#comment-105 <p>I talked about this briefly <a href="http://equinox-of-insanity.com/2007/09/ipod-redefined/" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</p> <p>I think Apple iPod still means "music device." Granted, all iPod's but the shuffle do much more than that now, but I think in the people's minds iPod = music. I think Apple is in the process of rebranding the "iPod" now, and I imagine in as iPod's gain more and more features they will be recognized as more than music players, but I think it'll be some time.</p> <p>Calling it iPhone by-passes the issue of breaking people from the concept of the iPod as a music player. The iPhone isn't an iPod that also makes calls -- its an <i>iPhone</i>. For now I think it makes sense.</p> I talked about this briefly here.

I think Apple iPod still means “music device.” Granted, all iPod’s but the shuffle do much more than that now, but I think in the people’s minds iPod = music. I think Apple is in the process of rebranding the “iPod” now, and I imagine in as iPod’s gain more and more features they will be recognized as more than music players, but I think it’ll be some time.

Calling it iPhone by-passes the issue of breaking people from the concept of the iPod as a music player. The iPhone isn’t an iPod that also makes calls — its an iPhone. For now I think it makes sense.

]]>