Fix it now, damnit!
p2pnet news view | Cool:- “People laugh at my iPhone because its the only phone since 2002 that can’t send or receive picture messages,” says a post on Pleasefixtheiphone.com, going on:
“Why am I ashamed to have the most advanced mobile hardware in the world”
Maybe the cost, plus one or two other minor items, have something to do with it? But let’s not go into that here. 
Meanwhile, speaking of Julian Bond, he has a few thoughts, inspired by the Pleasefixtheiphone.com item.
“I’m mad as hell and and I want this fixed now,” he says on Voidstar, going on »»»
We only need 3 USB plugs/sockets. Large, Small and Tiny. Medium is redundant. And we don’t really need Tiny
Every battery powered device should have an onboard charger so it can be charged from USB via one of the standard USB plugs/sockets. There should not be any need for a separate camera battery charger any more. Just as there is no need for a separate iPod charger unless you need a combined travel plug, USB supply in which case you can buy a generic one. And there should not be any need for yet another 5V charger with yet another socket/plug size/shape for my next phone.
We do not need any more Headphone/Mic socket designs. 3.5mm and 2.5mm are enough. Actually 3.5mm is enough. And the same socket should be able to cope with plain stereo headphones or stereo headphones with mic, or just mic, or just lineout.
We do not need any more memory card sizes. SD, XD and XD-mini are enough
We do not need any more phone/music player/camera battery shapes and sizes. And Apple, please use a standard replaceable battery rather than a soldered in custom battery. I’ll accept the 1mm extra thickness.
We do not need any more inkjet cartridge designs just because the manufacturer wants to differentiate their product.
We do not need another video out socket design
We do not need any more docking socket designs on music players and phones. Isn’t a single USB actually enough? What does your device need to do that can’t be done over USB?
So, FIX IT NOW, DAMNIT!
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Pleasefixtheiphone.com – Most wanted ever,October 24, 2008
the cost – Rogers iPhone price increase: $6,132,74, July 10, 2008
Julian Bond - ‘Monetizing’ music downloads, November 17, 2008
Voidstar - Please fix this now, November 11, 2008
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November 17th, 2008 at 11:33 am
This should be called the Bill of Lights!
November 17th, 2008 at 12:07 pm
Amen, can I have a witness!
November 17th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
So true its annoying
November 18th, 2008 at 2:33 am
i don’t have an iphone but
amen brother amen
November 18th, 2008 at 6:17 am
Really, it’s very simple: don’t buy stuff that uses non-standards. For example, I don’t buy Sony products because I feel that the corporation is run by idiots who must impose their will on the marketplace. I don’t want a physical disc for my portable gaming system, and I don’t want another special memory card format for my camera.
Sony is resistant to change; remember ATRAC? They resisted MP3 up until about two years ago, instead attempting to push proprietary software and encoding formats on a rapidly iPod-ifying marketplace. They have begun to realize that in a competitive marketplace they have to actually compete, which may mean selling things that consumers want.
I say good for them, and I hope the rest of the companies who seem to think they can invent their own proprietary replacements for perfectly good standards see the Sony story as a lesson they would rather not have to learn themselves and adjust their mindsets accordingly.
November 18th, 2008 at 11:07 am
here’s yet another nightmare on DRM, coming from Apple, Inc. no less…
MacBooks Features DRM Equipped Display Connector