iPhone vs. Treo
Here is a great comparison between the iPhone and the Treo 700p. I’ve owned a Treo for a couple of years now and I’ve loved it, but the iPhone has appeal. Here’s the initial stackup:
He missed one thing in the equation: it’s an iPhone. Just the fact that it’s a phone made by Apple has some geek appeal. We have to face it that our choice in phones can be judged just as harshly as our taste in clothes or music. If a lawyer showed up to his meeting with an iPhone instead of a Blackberry, everyone in the room would tilt their heads to the side and make snap judgments.
The same is true for the geek. In a year or so, the geek who shows up with an iPhone will either be considered an equal or laughed at. Right now, it could go either way.
Consider this, however. I bought an original Palm Pilot. I sold it for $50 to a real estate agent who wanted to try out this new technology stuff. Matt Strebe bought a Newton instead. He sold his for three times what he paid for it to a person who was obsessed with Newtons. Will the iPhone be like the Newton or the Palm Pilot? Considering its heritage, I’m banking on the iPhone.
Via: Rentzsch: iPhone vs. Treo + iPhone Bug – The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)