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Re: Na-Na-NaNa-Na
djrobx, I think what your buddy is trying to say when he compares his Blackjack to the iPhone is the fact that you spent near $500 (in many cases) for a phone who is locked to one carrier, with no way of changing the battery yourself without voiding your warantee. He is also trying to say that although you like the touch screen, some people think its rediculous, and really not becomming of a "phone". I would consider the iPhone even more dangerous to use, even for a simple phone call, while behind the wheel of a car. Your web browser doesn't always display pages correctly, and there is no plugins for sites like YouTube, not to mention the internet isn't fast enough to really play sites like that. At least with Windows Mobile, there is a larger library of software, and no proprietary arrangement with the OEM for replacement parts, or software. If you don't like Pocket IE, then get Opera. I have found many of the "problems" people have with Pocket IE are fixable with either a plugin download, or a registry edit, which isn't something you can really do with the iPhone. Not very many people are facinated by the fact that they have an exclusive agreement with Apple to provide support only for AT&T. Maybe if it was available for Sprint, or some other carrier, I might consider playing with it, but I still highly doubt myself I will be thrilled with the phone, nor do I like the fact that you have to use iTunes for the activation, or to add media to it. You might not like the idea of a pocket PC and phone running Windows, but face it, Pocket PC's have been out for years, running Windows CE, or Windows Mobile... This is Apples first attempt at an operating system. So I don't think I could buy one for that price, just to take a chance with all the bugs. All these people who are complaining about their iPhone are some of the many people who camped out in front of a store for hours before it went on sale. So thats what you get I guess. I'm glad you enjoy yours, I'll keep enjoying my Motorola Q, and the other gentleman will enjoy his Dash, which does have a slightly slower processer than the Q, at least from what I hear. They do have a site, everythingq.com, that tells you everything from volume hacks, backlight hacking, how to customize the way your ringtone responds (you can tell it if you want it to turn on the display first, ring first, or vibrate first, or do all three at the same time, and how long between rings to wait before repeating the tone, and how to hack your alarm clock to wake up the dead). It also has a beautiful feature that allows you to program someones birthday in so you can not only be reminded on their birthday, but also know how old they are. It syncs and backs up everything to the PC, etc, but you know all of this, because you had a Windows Mobile phone before. This is starting to become a Mac vs Windows commercial, lol. 
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