What’s Missing From iPhone 4 Is Part Of What Makes It Great

On Monday, Apple officially unveiled the iPhone 4 . After playing around with it for 20 minutes or so after the keynote, I can safely say that it's the most impressive mobile device I've ever seen . But plenty of people (many of which have never used the phone) disagree. Their arguments are mainly predicated on what Apple didn't include rather than what it did. But what those people fail to understand is that this is exactly what makes the new iPhone (as well as the previous iterations) so solid. During his keynote address on Monday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs noted that while Apple may not be the first to release features, they do so in a way that's the best implementation. Many people view this as absolute bullshit. But what that implies is that they think Apple simply cannot get features done in time -- or that they will not do them for some reason. I have a hard time believing either of those is the case.