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I left my Nokia E50 (series 60 symbian) for the iPhone. While its amazing and is, quite frankly, awesome - I have been extremely disappointed by the fact that it is NOT a smartphone in any way - and cannot be made into one.

It is really just an advanced "dumb" (regular) phone.

Definitely does not bridge the gap between dumphones and smartphones. Let's not make hasty statements, okay Engadget? ;-)]]>Oct 15th 2007 8:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
That's my opinion, do your worst.]]>Oct 16th 2007 2:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
It's one thing to have switched to the iPhone and have been disappointed (as is my case), but entirely another to actually say that as far as actual *functionality* is concerned, that an iPhone beats a true smartphone.

Not true.]]>Oct 16th 2007 10:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
Mom didn't notice.]]>Oct 15th 2007 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
[Assuming your post implies MS being unhappy - to be honest, I'm not at all sure what you meant - it reads more like the obligatory MS bashing post in an article which surprisingly has nothing to do with MS at all...]]]>Oct 15th 2007 10:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 8:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
Bucking the trends I guess...]]>Oct 15th 2007 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 16th 2007 9:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
The iPhone certainly does make a lot of phone features easier and intuitive, but until Apple finds better ways to improve the "authoring" capabilities of the iPhone I don't see it really taking a dent out of corporate smartphone sales.

The iPhone is great for viewing content, but for creating it...not the best.]]>Oct 15th 2007 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
You know - I've never heard it summed up this well. You got it spot on.]]>Oct 15th 2007 10:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
I'd say kudos to Apple for not delivering what's guaranteed to be craptastic media with their device.

/not a fanboi, don't own iphone]]>Oct 15th 2007 10:45PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 11:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/perfect.. great for viewing I agree. I'd add not great for receiving a call, in noisy streets incoming voice is too low, mostly though incoming is not received and voicemail takes hours if not a day. Lousy real life battery life. Screen if it gets greasy starts to impede touch control. all that polishing reminds me of my mum.

Like a lot of Apple products it's a beautiful toy but only when you don't have to keep one. Glad I returned mine.]]>Oct 15th 2007 11:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 8:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 10:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 16th 2007 5:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/the only good phones are Symbian S60 and iPhones :)
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Apple and AT&T has my business for the next two years.]]>Oct 15th 2007 9:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 10:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
as for my needs the iphone has all the capability's that I need....just wish they had aim on it.]]>Oct 16th 2007 8:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/]]>Oct 15th 2007 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 10:22PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 10:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 16th 2007 12:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
Leaving a Treo and/or a Sidekick for an iPhone does make sense though.]]>Oct 15th 2007 9:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/out of 13,000 buyers in a period of 30 days, 200 of them bought iPhone. Not very big number if you ask me.

iPhone is pretty, but hardly can compete with others on functionality. thats why I got new palm centro, rather than stick with ATT and get iPhone.]]>Oct 15th 2007 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
although i'm extremely intrigued how it compares to the market shares of the N95...]]>Oct 15th 2007 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
but i digress, it depends on which 30 days it did its survey on. a 13,000 sample on a 30 day period is actually quite a good large number that can represent the whole population for an entire year with probably +/- 5% error (so could be 190 to 210 people, meaning 1.46% to 1.61% market share).

nonethless, it IS still a representation (and CAN be a meaningful one at that) of the US market share]]>Oct 15th 2007 9:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 16th 2007 5:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/You get your rebates and then switch to mediamax 200 for $20/mo unlimited data. (don't call, just do it on att.com)
it may be bulkier but worth it.
qwerty + gps + 3g + real 3rd party apps + flashing original firmware (kaiser) UI = win]]>Oct 15th 2007 9:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 11:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 25th 2007 1:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
just my two cents...correct me if I'm wrong]]>Oct 15th 2007 9:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
I use a single index finger for typing very fast, and very intuitively, and I don't care much about missed / wrong keys b/c the iPhone software auto-correct almost always takes care of it.

add to that other niceties:
- sms are displayed as conversations, so you don't lose the context.
- editing your message easy - just move the cursor with your finger, a loupe appears and you can precisely position the cursor. that is a hell of a lot faster than either pulling out a stylus or going there with the arrow keys.

I haven't used a Blackberry but I dare say that text editing on the iPhone is up there with the best. I have seen people type blind and fast on num pads but while I can't type blind i am willing to bet I can do it faster on the iPhone keyboard.

other things are not so good - carrier lock, no 3rd party apps w/o hacking, email...]]>Oct 16th 2007 1:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:23PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/]]>Oct 15th 2007 11:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/
Every other phone does pictures, songs, maps, youtube, and browser a 5/10 and the iPhone does it a 10.

Granted I could absolutely flyyyyy on text's and emails on that BB. But I was willing to give it up for the total media device.

I left a Nokia N80 for my Pearl, and I left a Sony Ericsson P910i for the N80. So far, the iPhone is the best overall phone I've had.]]>Oct 15th 2007 9:26PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:28PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 9:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 15th 2007 10:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/15/iphone-report-most-owners-left-treos-sidekicks-behind/Oct 18th 2007 1:17PM