I’m gonna start right off by saying I have an iPhone, and I love it. I’ve had smart phones for years now and I can say without a doubt that the iPhone has been a game changing breakthrough.
Now I also have a T-mobile G1 and though it took me longer to get used to I honestly prefer it over my iPhone. I saw a great article on lifehacker that really sums up my dislikes of the iphone.
Apple just rejected the Google Voice iPhone application from App Store distribution, the most recent in a long line of questionable moves, and the message is clear: If you want a device that won’t lock you out of innovation, skip the iPhone.
I believe this is what you call “Thinking Different”?
The iPhone is a full-on computer in your pocket, and in many ways is more capable than your regular old PC. Imagine, if you can, that Microsoft tried dictating what browser you had to use on Windows. Oh right, that happened. Except they didn’t refuse to allow you to use any other browser just because it duplicated the features of their default browser. And as Wired points out, Apple is inviting all kinds of regulation with this kind of mindset. And it hasn’t just been about Google Voice:
You can read more over at lifehacker