Woz ‘Disappointed’ With iPhone

March 3rd, 2008

Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder and general geek legend spoke at length about some of Apple’s most talked-about products during a recent press conference in Sydney, Australia.

Wozniak offered some constructive criticism regarding Apple’s products commenting specifically on his concerns for Apple TV’s 24-hour download limit for movie rentals, but that in general Apple TV was a “good indication of the future”.

Wozniak wasn’t as forgiving with the iPhone however, expressing his disappointment at the iPhone’s introduction due to lack of 3G technologies at launch, Wozniak went on to add:

“When we were in the air, we had a system in the United States on United Airlines flights… they had an analogue telephone jack that you could connect your laptop into and connect at a slow speed - 2400 baud - and I could do my email on it. But it was a hundredth the speed you were used to.

I always made it a point in my life to get my cellphone onto the internet, and it was a lot of work, and that’s what it’s like when you’re a pioneer. Experimenting constantly, updating settings as technology went from analogue to digital.

I carry multiple phones with me, some for one purpose, some for another purpose. I have normal slower phones, and I have 3G phones. And I find that when it comes to having a question like, “What year was Gerrie-Lee Lewis born”, before I hit enter on the Google search on a slower phone, I realise I’ll get the answer quicker on my 3G Razr.

Speed of mobile internet is so important to me. Now, United has cut its phone service out, so you have no more ability to connect to the internet in the air. I had to do other things like read books!

The same month, these other airlines like SAS dropped their satellite connections. The one time in my life I had satellite broadband on the plane, boy was that speedy and fast. Then they dropped it. But I hope it will be back - I hear Qantas is doing something.”

[via The Enquirer]

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