Madplanet

Japanese cellphones too complex

I’ve been harping on this theme for a while. I think the iPhone, particularly once the app store is up and running, could be a viable alternative to the stuff-everything-in model the Japanese makers have. It does a few things well, and allows you to add functionality as you need or want to. That means you control the learning curve and start from a much simpler base.

The inclusion in the article of the quote about what the iPhone doesn’t have (3G, for example) is a bit inexplicable, though, as we know the iPhone that Japan gets will have 3G (HSDPA, indeed) and GPS at least, plus who knows what else.