Despite coming at this from the other camp (I’m an iPhone fan, the author of this article is obviously an Android fan), this article very nearly sums up my feelings about iPhone 4.

I want that screen, badly (especially on my brand new iPad, oh well, I knew exactly what I was buying), and the industrial design is gorgeous, but other than that, eh. I still have well over a year left on my current contract, and I don’t plan to upgrade early. I’ll probably just wait until iPhone 5, or whatever it’s called, and see what that and the other options looks like then.

Good god, is AT&T actually trying to make everyone hate them?

Here’s the deal: There are going to be lower priced data plans for the iPhone (and iPad). and they’re enabling tethering. Yay? Not quite. The unlimited data plan (currently $30) is going away, and being replaced by a $25 plan capped at 2GB ($10 for an additional 1GB if you go over). The cheaper plan is $15 but is limited to 200MB. Tethering is an additional $20, and requires the more expensive plan, bringing the total to $45.

Luckily, I don’t think I’ve ever gone over 2GB, but still, unlimited data was a nice thing to have, especially on an iPad. Streaming Netflix over 3G doesn’t seem viable any more. And tethering is a nice option to have, but not for an additional $20 per month. The only people who will benefit from this are very light data users (even Laura uses far more than 200MB each month), and AT&T… For now.

The losers here are heavy data users, obviously, but also Apple, and eventually AT&T. Imagine the mass exodus once AT&T loses exclusive access to the iPhone, and a carrier with a better network gets a shot at it.

The only reason AT&T is doing so well is the iPhone, and they both know it. Here’s hoping Apple slaps them around a bit for making them look bad.

“And of course most Apple people don’t even know that Microsoft and its partners had been innovating in this market for a decade already anyway.”

Doesn’t that mean they’ve been doing it badly?

Another one bites the dust. Honestly, people, when there is another product that is actually produced and for sale, have at it with the iPad comparisons. Until then,you just look silly.

They’re also apparently selling iPads at a rate of more than 200,000 per WEEK (though that is an estimate, not a hard figure).

Some day I hope to fail as well as Apple has for the past ten years.