Walt Mossberg weighs in on the iPhone: A slam dunk

Posted by Daniel Stout on Tue 26 Jun 2007 at 10:15 PM

Apple can officially start printing their own money. Walt Mossberg has released his views on the world yet again, and from the lips of Walt it’s clear: the iPhone is a slam dunk. You can read his full review of the iPhone.

Mr. Mossberg has been an institution at the Wall Street Journal for a long time. He’s arguably the most important tech journalist working today. His views on products can make or break. Walt also has a soft spot for anything Apple, which is unusual amongst tech reporters.

The sentence that really caught my attention is in the second paragraph, in which he states:

Our verdict is that, despite some flaws and feature omissions, the iPhone is, on balance, a beautiful and breakthrough handheld computer.

Note the terminology. He doesn’t call it a cell phone or even a smart phone but rather a computer that fits in your hand.

And as every Apple shareholder has been singing this year, “We’re in the money!”

Hey, Brandon, I called this one, no? It was pretty clear a couple of weeks ago already what Walt was going to say. It would be a very positive review with some quibbles. That’s just Walt’s style when it comes to Apple gear. He can find a few things to improve, but he likes it. And so will you.

Update: Walt was very deliberate about using the term handheld computer. He even used that as the headline on his review as it appears over on the D: All Things Digital conference website.

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