Comments on: Hype met: iPhone indeed puts the Internet in your pocket

By: A Google search results page fit for an iPhone » VentureBeat

A Google search results page fit for an iPhone » VentureBeat — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:48:17 +0000

[...] established that browsing the web on mobile devices is exploding thanks to smartphones. None are propelling mobile web usage forward as much as Apple’s iPhone, and Google acknowledged that today by launching a new search results page tailored specifically [...]

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By: Mobile web usage grows, and it’s not led by the iPhone — yet. » VentureBeat

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:06:58 +0000

[...] been known for a while that iPhone users in the U.S. love the mobile Internet, but that love is spreading to the rest of the population rather quickly, according to a new study [...]

By: Mippin optimizes for the iPhone ahead of an anticipated mobile web surge with the iPhone 3G launch » VentureBeat

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:00:17 +0000

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Unimpressed with the iPhone 3G speeds? Wait a few months. » VentureBeat — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:52:43 +0000

[...] However, within a few months of launch, AT&T hopes to increase those speeds four-fold, Bill Hogg, AT&T’s president of wireless network services recently told Forbes. Such speed would then be comparable to broadband and should take web browsing on the device to a level beyond the already high level it is currently at. [...]

By: The real iPhone 3G rip-off: Text messages » VentureBeat

The real iPhone 3G rip-off: Text messages » VentureBeat — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 07:55:25 +0000

[...] the iPhone seems to do that. Just as it has spurred use of the Internet on mobile phones, the iPhone has made text messaging very appealing to me. One reason is that I actually have a [...]

By: Google data further legitimizes web browsing on mobile phones » VentureBeat

Google data further legitimizes web browsing on mobile phones » VentureBeat — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:55:42 +0000

[...] by M:Metrics yesterday that suggests 84.8% of iPhone owners, use the device to browse the web (our coverage). In that same report are numbers suggesting that nearly 60% of iPhone users use the device to [...]

By: Ed French

Ed French — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:11:49 +0000

1. Someone launches a device with a large great screen and advertises (and uses PR to great effect) that it is worth its higher price tag because you can use it to surf the web.
2. People use it to surf the web.
Loads of people, in Europe at least, buy smartphones because it’s bundled for free with their package, whether or not they ever intended to use the advanced functionality. A fairer comparison would be with the Nokia E90- similarly priced, large screen device.

By: Yuri Ammosov

Yuri Ammosov — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:27:00 +0000

MC: to this extent, you have to assume that 1) Apple will keep its deadline unlike with SDK and 2) that SDK will be released in final form. Right now, SDK is labeled “early beta” which for all practical purposes means “alpha” and the most you can get from it is relatively simple gaming and online apps. Finally, developers need to get certificates from Apple, but so far, all we got are FU letters ))))

BTW, did you note that Apple also restricts apps from 1) interacting to one another 2) being plugins to other apps and 3) not meeting the Human Interface Guidelines? It is not exactly a playground… more like a max security courtyard. )

Disclaimer: I am an iPhone and Android developer.

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:40:37 +0000

@Yuri – well see what happens come June when the 3rd party iPhone apps start coming in.

By: Yuri Ammosov

Yuri Ammosov — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:08:25 +0000

So, what we have is:
1. Google search in a BIG BIG box on desktop = 58.6% use web search
2. Google Maps pre-installed = 84.8% got info via browser

Conclusion?

Pre-installed software is king.

Corollary: third party mobile software is a loser.

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:04:52 +0000

@Brij – Thanks. I too use my iPhone as my primary camera – which probably isn’t the best thing since it’s not that great, but it’s just so convenient.

Also thank you for pointing out the comment issue – we’re aware of it and are working on fixing it. Anyone else who has that issue please just use the ‘back’ button on your browser and then repost (your comment will still be there).

By: MG Siegler

MG Siegler — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:53:25 +0000

@Sebastien – Great point. I read that same report, I’ll hunt it down and throw it in there. Thanks!