IPhone vs. BlackBerry: For once, Apple might lose a popularity contest(thestandard.com)
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IPhone vs. BlackBerry: For once, Apple might lose a popularity contest
http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/02/18/iphone-vs-blackberry-once-apple-might-lose-popularity-contest
2 comments
Oh, that's going to piss off the Apple fanboys (and girls)!
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.
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.
1. iPhone is carrier locked, Blackberry is not. (Yes, some phones are carrier locked, but they have at least one model with each carrier).
2. Apple still won.
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.
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.
5. Being a better loser than your peers thought you were doesn't deny the fact that you're still a loser.