* Posts by Chris Wilson

3 publicly visible posts • joined 30 May 2007

Europe too cynical for iPhone

Chris Wilson

The iPod Touch is the reason for poor iPhone sales in Europe.

Like most people I know, I really liked the touch interface, styling and non-phone features of the iPhone, especially the superb mobile browsing, but we probably all have phones which we're quite happy with that give us the communication features we need. Personally I use a Blackberry, which does an excellent job.

Now the iPod Touch has been released, I get everything that I like about the iPhone, but without the contract issues, so I have a Touch (an early Christmas present from my girlfriend) sat on my desk as I type this. Had it not been available, I'd certainly have considered an iPhone instead.

The Touch and iPhone are both very desirable pieces of kit, but I guess many people are quite prepared to put up with carrying two devices and have the flexibility and choice of mobile telecoms provider.

Sun and IBM promise operating system surprise

Chris Wilson

Or maybe, just maybe....

....they're going to try and bury the rumours that Solaris infringes on Unix IP, something which has become an issue now Novell have been confirmed as copyright owners of Unix and Unixware in the SCO case.

Creative Zen Stone MP3 player

Chris Wilson

Price discrepancy

I note from the Creative product page that if you follow the link to pre-order, these are actually £28 and *not* £20 as stated in the article.

Not having a screen isn't necessarily a problem, especially on a music player with 1Gb of storage, in fact it's a plus for the more casual music listener as it means the product is cheaper and the battery life will be longer.