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The iPhone's big gay problem

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Christie Keith

I previewed the iPhone for a music blog I write for, and was all OMG what am I supposed to do with this paltry little 8 gigs of storage the iPhone has? Am I the only person who believed Apple when they said I had to take all my music with me everywhere I go, and who has 14 gigs of music on their iPod?

However, the problem isn’t how I’m going to scale back my music library to cram into 8 gigs of storage space. It isn't even that it’s too expensive (although it is), nor that the web access is slow (although it is), nor that the battery is almost irreplaceable and has a projected life of only around one year, nor any of the other problems the otherwise star-struck reviewers have mentioned in passing.

No, although all those things are undeniably problems, they are nothing compared to the question of what I'm going to do with the 30 or so gigs of lesbian/gay television programming I have on my 60 gig video iPod.

So tell me, Apple: What do you want me to delete to fit my digital library onto this pathetic tiny little greatest-electronic-toy-ever-marketed?

Do you expect me to delete six seasons of Xena: Warrior Princess?

Get real.

Noah’s Arc, which I downloaded to re-watch when I wrote a recent article on groundbreaking gay male sex scenes in television history? South of Nowhere, which I started watching when it aired its so-romantic teen lesbian romance episode and then became addicted to? Five seasons of Queer as Folk, converted into iTunes format from my DVDs by a friend? The first season of the L Word? Cagney and Lacey?

This is a serious issue, Apple. If I’m sitting in the waiting room at my vet’s office or getting a pedicure or on an airplane, and I’m struck with the sudden and uncontrollable urge to watch Xena and Gabrielle take a long, hot bath together, or Brian and Justin twirling around at the prom, I can’t do it.

And that, dear reader, is the big gay problem with the iPhone.

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    • Submitted by
    Christie Keith
    on Thu, 2007-07-12 13:55.
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    Works fine for me.

    Submitted by
    Brandon (65 points) (12 posts)
    on Thu, 2007-07-12 21:25.
    You don't need to have the entire series with you at all times. Nor do you need every single album at all times. If you have ever used an iPod Mini or Nano the idea is the same. Just pick a few episodes to sync that you enjoy the most or are in the middle of. It's supposed to be a device that is an ipod and phone first, light email and light web browser second, and a few other minor features, not a complete portable computer. Thats what smart-phones are for and I hear that Nokia is making some really good ones right now, although just as expensive. The battery is fine, mine lasts all day with music, video, phone and internet use. The internet is also fast enough, considering im not downloading movies and stuff when im on the road. There are more than enough hotspots around that if you really need broadband speed you can get it. Do you really think you would take advantage of broadband speed if it were available? I love the keyboard, it is way better than the t9 on my old phone. ATT is preety reliable on the west coast, I have had no problems with it. It is actually better than T-Mobile which is what I switched from.
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    But it's not what I WANT

    Submitted by
    Christie Keith (835 points) (241 posts)
    on Fri, 2007-07-13 00:07.

    No, but see, I don't want to have two iPods. I want to have ONE device that does what my current iPod does, not two iPods, the one I have now plus a lesser one that also works as a phone and lets me check my email. If I'm going to do that, why not just have a Blackberry and my current 60 gig iPod?

    I have friends who only use a Nano or even a shuffle. They have a gig or less of music, and wouldn't dream of watching a TV show on a video iPod if they had one. But I often find myself sitting places I didn't expect to be sitting, when flights are delayed or cancelled, at the vet, whatever. I love having everything on my iPod, in the palm of my hand, to choose from, not a few select things.

    I don't like having to downgrade or downsize. Although for someone who isn't already using the capacity of their current iPod, I can see where this is a non-issue. For me, it's a deal breaker.

    And seriously, it was Apple in the first place who did this whole OMG YOU MUST GO EVERYWHERE WITH ALL YOUR MUSIC WITH YOU ALL THE TIME. I believed them. They sold me. Now I can't go back.

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