Several columnists for major US newspapers and magazines have already published reviews of the upcoming iPhone scheduled to be released on Friday, June 29th. Among these are Walt Mossberg of Wall Street Journal, David Pogue of New York Times, Edward Baig writing for USA Today, and Steven Levy of Newsweek. The reviews seem to be objective and for the most part positive. It seems that these reviewers have been using the iPhone for a couple of weeks now. The consensus seems to be that it lives up to most of the hype. David Pogue says, “It does so many things so well, and so pleasurably, that you tend to forgive its foibles.”
All of the above reviewers name AT&T as the main drawback to the iPhone. This comes mainly because of the exclusivity of the deal and the slow EDGE data network that is used by the iPhone. The saver for the iPhone is that it comes with a built-in Wi-Fi. When you’re near a hot spot, the phone determines which network is faster and switches to Wi-Fi automatically.
From my perspective these reviews seem to be level headed and confirm many of the expectations. For those of you who hold Apple Inc. stock, may find that your holdings will increase in value because of these reviews. It does seem unusual that Apple has provided iPhones to some journalists and that they have published reviews prior to the release date. I don’t think Apple has done something like this before. It appears that Apple is going the extra mile to promote their new gadget.