Apple will never include a DVR. They not only won't embrace the horrible channel numbering metaphor that we rely on today, but also wouldn't allow the complexity of integrating with a cable company or other tuner to muck up the simplicity of their product.

I want to watch a show. I don't want to remember what channel it's on or what time it's on. A DVR is a decent patch to shore up the existing video delivery system, but won't last long in the ongoing evolution.

I've had this issue as well, and it is absolutely a deal breaker. Loosing bars is one thing, but hanging up on clients, or flipping over the number pad and pressing buttons during a call is just not something I can deal with. I'm left wondring if they had humans actually use this before releasing.

One bright-point is that Apple's phone support has been very friendly and responsive. I had a terrible "genius" experience, but called up their support line right away and they "informed" the store that they needed to replace my hardware. Sadly, that did not fix it and I'm waiting for my second replacement phone to arrive in the mail.

If anyone had made an Android phone that didn't feel like a play-toy I'd probably have given up on this release by now, but sadly I found none that could hold a candle to the top-to-bottom experience of (the previous) iphones. So I'm back on old hardware, crossing my fingers they get this fixed.

 

I'm a self-diagnosed apple fanboy, and I really don't understand a device like the rumored tablet could improve my life. I've seen many, many attempts by other companies (and purchased a few) but have always been extremely underwhelmed; even with bad devices I can't see what would have "fixed" them.

With the iPhone, I was positive that all my existing phones sucked, and Apple could improve the situation. They did that. With this, I don't know what device they're improving, nor what task would make me want to pick up a slate rather than a MacBook.

For sure it will be pretty and all that, but I'm not going to pay it much attention until Apple shows me something that can scratch an itch that I don't know I have. As a fanboy, I really hope they do just that, but I'm not holding my breath.

Yeah, but I'm guessing you're no where near the target market for a John Deer tractor, whereas Slashdotters are clearly in the demographic for DAP purchases. If you were a farmer and could make the same claim, then you would have a stronger analogy.

And I don't know that much about tractor brands, but would guess that John Deer is closer to the iPod of the market than the Zune. And if that comment kicks off a tractor fanboy battle on Slashdot, then my job is done.