According to a recent article:
http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/01/09/the-iphone-is-not-a-smartphone/
The iPhone is not a smartphone
Posted Jan 9th 2007 9:41PM by Ryan Block
And the reality slowly sets in about what the iPhone is and is not. Noted analyst and Engadget pal Michael Gartenberg stated
that the iPhone is first party software ONLY -- i.e. not a smartphone by conventional terms, being that a smartphone is a platform device that allows software to be installed. That means hungry power-users -- you know, those people ready and willing to plunk down $600 for an 8GB musicphone -- won't be able to extend the functionality of their phone any more than Apple (but thankfully not Cingular) dictates. Other unfortunate realities about the device:
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No 3G. We know you know, but still, it hurts man.
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No expandable memory.
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No removable battery.
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No Exchange or Office support.
* No over the air iTunes Store downloads or WiFi syncing to your host machine.
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Only 1st part software means that it doesn't support any software that isn't written by Apple (
no medical software at all). No 3G means very slow data connection (
no HSDPA, no EVDO). No expandable memory means no memory card support. No exchange/office support is self-explanatory.
Doesn't sound like it will ever be anything that could be useful in a medical settings.