Monday, June 28, 2010

iPhone after blackberry: what I miss

Ok, first off, I don't miss the blackberry browser. Horrible web experience. I don't miss the tiny keys either.

That said, why couldn't Apple put a few features on the iPhone like:

Use any .mp3 file as a ringtone. Yeah, you want to sell me a ringtone. Thanks, but I like my snipped of the song I ripped just fine.

Use any .mp3 file as a message or other event notification tone. This should be a no-brainer. Every phone can do this! Well, almost every phone.

Sound profiles: loud, normal, and quiet come to mind. (And why won't anyone do "timed" like I had on my ancient Nokia -- goes quiet for a period of time and then auto-reverts to normal -- is that a patented concept or something?). All we get is "vibrate" and "non-vibrate" unless you like fiddling with settings.

Seriously Apple, this stuff isn't rocket science, and nearly every phone nowadays -- and many phones year old -- can do it. Not quite a deal breaker, but it doesn't make me love you. I think I'm gonna peel my "Apple" logo sticker off the bumper of my truck now.