Why botherr with this dog?
What operating system?? they must be kidding
I will stick with my SE K750i

Right so instead of an iTunes phone from a supposed Apple 'partner' we get Moto's idea of what the phone will become, and its run by a windows operating system.

Now call me paranoid but isn't there a potential nightmare scenario forming here? Go down the line 5 years or so from now. Moto have refocused and re energised their phone devision at least in part due to the success and cool factor of the iTunes phone. But hey ho by then the top end (if not more) of this phone market are devices like the one launched here. Having used its new 'image' to take a substantial share of the market Moto does one of 2 things. It incorporates the iTunes phone as part of this Windows phone range in which case every such phone sold (on the back of iTunes or not) is actually a Windows phone, or worse still, from a new position of strength Moto simply says that from now on its music phones will be integrated WMA phones with iTunes support gradually being dropped over time (you know rather what Apple are doing with them and IBM on the chip font right now).

I have always thought that one of the reasons that Apple have been reluctant to forge too strong and inclusive a partnership with others in the iPodiverse was to prevent such a potential development taking place after such a partner had rode on the iPod/iTunes coat tails. How I wonder is this potential hazzard to be avoided here? Lets hope that Nokia and others soon get to develop their own versions of iTunes phones shall we otherwise products like this will strike at both Apple's computer and iPod devisons at the same time- a sort of reverse halo effect.

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Apple could be (and probably is) using Moto just as much.

Although, they may have really hyped this event, having no intention of unveiling the iTunes phone, just to get extra press for their Blackberry. So, yeah - they may be using Apple's cred a bit here. I mean, would TMO have run a photo of this gadget otherwise? No. (BTW-Their Blackberry looks nice, but I'm not buying one.)

This must be driving Jobs crazy. He's probably pacing in his office, muttering "I *kneW* these guys were gonna #$%^& this up! Can't trust ANYONE!"

I was looking forwad to some REAL info on the Moto phone with iTunes support. I AM a windows Mobile user though and I must say that the Q looks very promising. MS does a much better job with their phone OS than their PC OS (though admittedly memory management has sucked in all previous iterations and you DO occasionally get a phone freeze). Moto does a better job with their pro phones than the general Schlock they release as well. I may be in line for this phone...now if only Apple would release a mobile version of iTunes for Smartphones!

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acdc1174 wrote:
now if only Apple would release a mobile version of iTunes for Smartphones!

Dear Gang,

I just had my cell phone poop out on me. I've actually been thinking about replacing it for some time now, but haven't as there are no phones which really sync well using iSync with Apple's Address Book and iCal. I've been interested in the "iTunes phone" not because of it's iPod-like qualities, but because I'm praying that Apple / Motorola will allow it to sync seemlessly with iSync so that my categories from both the Address Book and iCal are reflected in the phone's database. In other words, I want an Apple software based smartphone.

Do you guys think this is likely possibility or am I fooling myself? Everything I've read about this "iTunes phone" leads me to believe that it'll simply play mp4's - I've never seen it mentioned that other Apple software would be included nor have I seen anything to indicate improved iSynching compatibility.

Mark

Dear Gang,

I just had my cell phone poop out on me. I've actually been thinking about replacing it for some time now, but haven't as there are no phones which really sync well using iSync with Apple's Address Book and iCal. I've been interested in the "iTunes phone" not because of it's iPod-like qualities, but because I'm praying that Apple / Motorola will allow it to sync seemlessly with iSync so that my categories from both the Address Book and iCal are reflected in the phone's database. In other words, I want an Apple software based smartphone.

Do you guys think this is likely possibility or am I fooling myself? Everything I've read about this "iTunes phone" leads me to believe that it'll simply play mp4's - I've never seen it mentioned that other Apple software would be included nor have I seen anything to indicate improved iSynching compatibility.

Mark

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Anonymous wrote:
Dear Gang,

I just had my cell phone poop out on me. I've actually been thinking about replacing it for some time now, but haven't as there are no phones which really sync well using iSync with Apple's Address Book and iCal. I've been interested in the "iTunes phone" not because of it's iPod-like qualities, but because I'm praying that Apple / Motorola will allow it to sync seemlessly with iSync so that my categories from both the Address Book and iCal are reflected in the phone's database. In other words, I want an Apple software based smartphone...
Mark