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The iPhone is a piece of shit, and so is your face.

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That is one successfully abusive PR masterpiece - The key being that its so over the top that it turns into humour - so you get primitive entertainment while getting some actual information as well. I had no idea about that phone either - and it does look pretty good - especially the cool keyboard and the fact that the screen res is comparable. But, the Iphone UI is a force unto itself.

I like how the "voice of truth" also claims to be a pirate and have balls the size of beanbags.

No sarcasm about the voice of truth, though: only Maddox writes obnoxiously enough to be heard over every other idiot nerd fanboy blog.

It was only a matter of time before maddox hit ycnews.

Typical Maddox, but i kinda agree with "Holds your phone hostage to Apple for new software updates because Apple won't allow everyone to develop applications for it"

If the Nokia E70 were a person. It would be Chuck Norris.

This crappy article gave me a thought. The advantage of not allowing downmods on this site seems to be: It's impossible to actively bury submissions, and so things only rise on popularity. But, at some point, that stops mattering. So, what if, after a certain # of points or after a certain position is reached, a downmod arrow appears?

Also the e70 has python.

Also I'm still waiting on the way overdue maddox take on web 2.0 which will make uncov look like gigaom.

and apache and mod_python too..

Man how do you come back to a title like that? You can't even say "your FACE is a peice of shit" because he has that covered too!!

I like the article too, though it's a little hostile for my taste.

I'm surprised this post hasn't been deleted yet.

iPhone is a marketing hype, whereas Nokia is a pure cellphone company. iPod made its payoff but not necessary iPhone

I'm surprised this hasn't been modded out.

You can vote down?

No but there are moderators who can kill stories.

You may not like the author and his style but i think the article is worth reading.

It's been four years since i have a Nokia 6820, the keyboard is robust and the usability is great.

I've always been surprised few people know about those phones and i think the message was worth relaying.

If i ever need to upgrade my phone, it will be a E70.

Far33d, i think you are too blinded by your feelings for maddox to find any of is stuff worth it.

I also have this kind of dilemma when i like a song from an artist i can't stand. I end up listening to the song because i like it and i can recognise the talent where it is.

Actually, I thought this was a hilarious article. I love maddox. I check his site for updates constantly.

I just didn't think that this was particularly appropriate for this particular forum, that's all.

I thought it was worth showing up here as a geek tool.

Sorry, it's not startup centered but it's nice to know about iphone alternatives.

This is sort of on the fringe of what constitutes an on-topic story, but it's a valid counter-argument to the iPhone, which has been discussed on the forum before.

i kind of agree... i wouldnt trade my Nokia E61 for an iphone

give him time.. he'll get an iphone ;)

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