Mossberg's Early iPhone Impressions

Just knowing that there are iPhones already out in the wild (even if only in reviewers' hands) makes me a little jittery.

Betcha a donut he gives it a good review. He'll end up praising the virtual keyboard.

If Walt gives it a bad review we're in trouble; he's generally very pro-Apple. Could be interesting.

Of course he'll like it. Has he ever actually panned anything apple?

If Walt gives it a bad review we're in trouble; he's generally very pro-Apple. Could be interesting.

I don't think that would happen. Uncle Walt is practically on the Apple payroll.;)

If Walt gives it a bad review we're in trouble; he's generally very pro-Apple. Could be interesting.

you read my mind... like how he apologized and dribbled over Steve during the interview at D, saying "i'm sorry... I didn't think about your feelings".

That being said, it will be nice for him to have the phone for an extended period. To this point, people have only had minutes (if that) with the phone.

We already know that the touch keyborad takes some getting used to, so time is an important factor for many.

On the other hand, many don't like the present keyboard set up on existing phones and may readily adapt to the touch screen easily....we'll see what is functional for both groups.

:confused:

I've never used the tiny keyboards on smartphones, so i figure my learning curve will be not so steep. Just getting used to the "iPhone way" and thats it.

For those used to a conventional small keyboard, it may be more difficult, but most likely people will learn to love it.

If Walt gives it a bad review we're in trouble; he's generally very pro-Apple. Could be interesting.

What do you mean exactly when you say, "we're in trouble"? This is Apple, not you. It's their phone, and you're just a potential customer. Unless you're a stock holder, but even then, you have so much more to worry about than a koolaid drinking fan-boy fake reviewer like Mossberg. When has he ever been anything but a supporter?

Best,

Alex

During Walt's interview with Steve Jobs recently, he expressed his nervousness to Steve about the lack of a real keyboard. Steve told him to give it a week, and he'd never go back. If I remember, correctly, I think he guaranteed it. Apparently, there is a learning curve, as with anything new. Steve was very reassuring and extremely confident in terms of how much better this aspect of iPhone performs than what we are all used to. I rememer, that this was Mossberg's chief concern, so it doesn't surprise me he'd be fumbling a bit with it at first.
I just can't imagine that Apple approached the user experience of it's iPhone multi-touch as applied to typing on it, with anything less than its usual brilliance. It seems too much of a major feature of the iPhone. Apple knew they had to nail it. It just will require everybody to rethink how they type on a phone for a little while until they get used to it.
I bet it takes Mossberg a little longer, because he has a skeptical mind on this issue. But he'll come around. :) That's my take on it, anyway. I hope I'm right.