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Just had a phone upgrade at my work. Got to choose from Iphone and Blackberry.

Went with Blackberry. Many people thought my decision was crazy.

Except, I actually work from my Blackberry. I write emails, and ssh with it. I need an actual real keypad, and not a toy.

For people like me, an Iphone is worthless.

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Have you used an iphone for more than 5 minutes? I email, ssh, irc, twitter, facebook, etc. with it all damn day. It's not a toy. You may like it better, which is fine, and a personal decision. Your conclusion that the iphone is worthless for 'people like you' is pretty far from the demonstrated truth though.

I have a work-issued iPhone, but use my personal phone anyway. Not to say that the iPhone is useless, but it irks me if I have to look at my phone to do things with it, like staring at the keyboard (and missing its autocomplete mis-fires) or looking at it to change songs while driving. So, not to speak for the person you're replying to, but the iPhone does happen to be useless for people like me.

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