Reardon Industrialist Blog
| To Apple Or Not To Apple? |
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| Tuesday, 16 June 2009 15:49 | |||||
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Is it time for me to put on my Nike’s and take a sip of the kool-aid? Currently, I am a Blackberry user, how excited I was the day it arrived and I had my brand new PDA to connect me with so much more than just text messaging and making a mere phone call. At that point in time it was a no-brainer for me, my Razor had survived many near death experiences and still kept working. Seriously, how could i ever abandon a phone that still worked after dropping it in the ocean? Talk about reliability! Soon after, my current provider on numerous occasions tried to entice me into upgrading to a new phone. I refused. Until the day they told me I could have ANY phone I wanted...for free! And voila...my shiny new pink, Blackberry. I am by no means any sort of techie....and have been completely fulfilled with all the things my Blackberry can do. It does exactly what is it supposed to do. However, when I hear about my friends iPhones, I have to admit, “no butt dialing” and the bond between the Apple community leaves me slightly envious. Then I remember, I have cut and paste on my phone. Screens, battery life, call quality and keyboards all seem to be close in comparison. Texting on either one is nearly impossible while driving, which, I wouldn’t suggest because it is..illegal. Virtual keys or not, definitely a personal preference. Email capabilities....hands down, Blackberry’s are notorious for that. Life and communication has changed so drastically over the past year, why wouldn’t i want the newer, cooler, faster mobile device (we cannot refer to the iPhone just a cell phone). Apple’s product is more of a software platform with thousands of custom-made applications. Australia, London, New York, Tokyo, Zurich....people worldwide are, and have been camped out for days in anticipation of their purchase of the new iPhone 3G. In addition, Apple is pulling out all the stops and releasing last years 3G model for $99 Is it possible to exist without one? Phone, iPod, GPS, internet, music, games, email, camera, video, YouTube, fastest iPhone ever with thousands of apps to choose from (available through the iStore). From online research and personal experiences, it seems that the Blackberry is much more a secure/corporate tool that makes business much easier by being portable desktop extension. Whereas, the iPhone is more of a “consumer” phone that seem to do everything except the laundry. Regardless, this battle of mobile devices combined with the world at your fingertips truly seems to all boil down to personal preference.
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