iPhone 3G Users Are Way Behind
Like a lot of people, I don’t have a new iPhone, nor do I plan to get one anytime soon. With the 2.0 update, I have access to all of the same apps and features that the 3g users have. (Well, except the GPS, but I already have one in my car, and honestly where else are you really ever going to use one?)
I’ve had my itouch for a couple of months, and like a lot of people, I jailbroke it in the first week. In case you don’t know, once you jailbreak your iPhone or itouch, you get access to something called the installer.app, a special feature that let people download free apps to use looooong before the app store was put online.
Interestingly, a number of the more popular apps have made their way over to app store. What’s weird is the fact that people who just got their new iPhone for the first time, or were too afraid to jailbreak, are just now discovering ‘old’ apps. Gadgets and toys that we were impressed by and got bored of now have a second life.
It’s great to see these apps in newer forms, but it’s pretty annoying watching someone show you everything all over again!! The worst part is when they act like they were the first to discover it! You got the new WordPress app? Great, only I’ve had a blog app for only a couple off MONTHS now! Just got that Twitter app, Twinkle? Had it.
Don’t get me wrong, I welcome the app store with open arms. It’s just you want to strangle someone who’s just finishing their 20th glass of iPint Beer! Was I that annoying with it when I first got it?
2 Comments
Matt McCarty
July 22nd, 2008
at 5:14pm
I hate seeing people with iPhones who have no clue about the App Store or how to use the apps. I heard someone complaining how he the iPhone doesn’t let you rearrange the icons.
I even had a friend email me saying that she bought a game from one of those “Text us and we will send you a game services” and she said her phone wasn’t supported.
Seriously people who buy the iPhone because of the fashion trend are idiots.
With that said I am so Twinkle was released, after I updated my iPod Touch I was missing so much.
Marc M
July 23rd, 2008
at 5:16am
>(Well, except the GPS, but I already have one in my car, and honestly where else are you really ever going to use one?)
Uhm, GPS’es can be used for many different things, not just driving directions. I have a portable one (Legend HCx) and not only use the routing functions in the car but for hiking, camping, mapping, walking directions, Geocaching, etc. Some people use the built-in hunting and fishing functions also, and others use them for many other things like Geophotos.
There’s probably hundreds of uses for GPS’es.