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IPhone vs. BlackBerry: For once, Apple might lose a popularity contest

1 pointsby mchang16over 16 years ago

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charlesjuover 16 years ago
I disagree.<p>1. iPhone is carrier locked, Blackberry is not. (Yes, some phones are carrier locked, but they have at least one model with each carrier).<p>2. Apple still won.<p>3. Blackberry is entrenched into corporate America, while the iPhone has to hustle the massses. Given that fact, the iPhone is still an incredible overachiever.<p>4. The Storm has been unequivocally pronounced as teh sucks, whereas the iPhone has been unequivocally pronounced as the best thing to happen to mobile since sliced bread.<p>5. Being a better loser than your peers thought you were doesn't deny the fact that you're still a loser.
tallanvorover 16 years ago
Oh, that's going to piss off the Apple fanboys (and girls)!<p>While I can understand the appeal of the iPhone, I just can't see it as anything more than a toy that happens to also be a phone, and it seems like Apple was more interested in making it an internet device than an actual phone. My last Blackberry (a Pearl), on the other hand, was a great phone, and it also let me send text messages really quickly. Sure, the browser was slow, but it did what I needed, and I already have an iPod so I don't need another mp3 player.