[citation][nom]EnFoRceR22[/nom]crap is easy to squish.. but they are more bashing the carrior of the iphone not the phone its self.. and unless your a total idiot you know that popularity doesnt mean the product is any good it just means people like in most cases to buy crap that looks like its good and then make up reasons in thier head why they didnt waste thier money.. and thats how you get the I success imo since everyone else has really done everything apple has done but they did it first and in alot of cases better and not nearly as ugly, did i mention that the none apple alternatives arent telling you what you can put on it? or locked into a single source for media that they control.[/citation]
Had a hard time reading your post, but i think i understand what you're saying.
I do agree that probably 70% of the people out there just have an iPhone for the name. I, myself, have been a Windows power user (i hate Apple) for over 15 years now and i think that the iPhone is ROCK solid. Yes, i do have one. I have also tried the Google G1 featuring the Android OS, and i have tried several Blackberries.
They all have their ups and downs, but when it comes down to it, a phone is supposed to be RELIABLE and it's supposed to work when you need it in an emergency. I did not find these comforts with the G1, and i was always iffy about my Blackberries.
My main gripe about the Blackberry lineup is the OS itself. When the phone runs out of memory, it starts deleting texts and other messages without question. That could potentially be some SERIOUS shit! Alot of people live off of texts and cannot afford to lose them forever.
My Blackberry experience was from a year ago, and hopefully the new BB OS's have solved this issue.
One major plus for the iPhone in my book is the fact that it does NOT lag. I have never owned one other than the 3g-s, so i cannot speak for the older models. All i know is that this phone is fast, and it doesn't lag. It was a pain in the ass having to deal with load times while trying to type in a phone number on my old BB and G1.
Most people give the iPhone OS shit because you can't run more than 1 app at a time, but it's for reliability. I've fooled around with the Droid a few times, and it's pretty quick, but not for long. Once you start messing with programs and using it's features, it slowly but surely starts to lag.
Anyways, i'm not an Apple rep and i'm not trying to persuade anybody. All i'm saying is the new 3g-s is no pushover by ANY means. Please do some research before you start bashing shit. Most people buy the iPhone for the name, and most people who bash the iPhone have never even held one with their own hands.