Ok, maybe if think out loud and write a blog post about it I might find the reason why I’m not excited about the iPhone. I’m such a sucker for all things Apple, and when Steve announced the iPhone in his Macworld keynote, I was fascinated by that finger scrolling thing that he did. Then came the announcement of the official release date - June 29. And the price ($499, $599), the specs (4GB, 8GB), and the provider (AT&T). Honestly, if it had been cheaper I would have got one. But I’m not one who will hold out if I love the product, but this time, price was holding me back.

Ok, I may be in the minority, but I don’t hate my current phone. It’s a Nokia E62, and I’m subscribed to the unlimited data plan and basic SMS. I find that I can use it to surf the web, browse Google Maps, check email using POP or Gmail, Tweet, do text messaging, listen to music (it has an SD slot). I would say the only gripe I have is the inability to sync. But I’m pretty contented with what I got.

So I have my MacBookPro, my iPod, and my E62. I guess I don’t have any reason to fit an iPhone in my life. There will be too much overlap, and I do like to keep gadgets separate and specialized in their function, so that when one fails the others don’t fail with it. This reminds me about the HP Officejet all-in-one that’s sitting at home. I couldn’t get the ink cartridge to work, and because of that, I wasn’t able to use the built-in scanner. Now I have a Canon printer AND a Canon scanner separately, and I find that it does work better that way.

This doesn’t mean that I’m not open to getting an iPhone, just means I’ll wait till the 2nd rev before making a decision. It is still a very beautifully designed piece of hardware. Now if Apple makes an iPod that looks like the iPhone I’ll definitely get one.

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