pick me, for all that is sacred...lemme bag it!

and i must be the biggest "tool" in existence for replying to you, but if wanting an amazing platform and device such as the iPhone to have something that has been included in devices it competes against some 5 years earlier than itself, then so be it...i don't think that creative criticism, especially when it comes from your own clients/customers...

as for your comments:

"You've also helped to insulate Apple from market forces that otherwise might've forced an escalation of the work on copy-and-paste. In other words, you're part of the reason why copy-and-paste isn't yet available. But hey, since some of you are dateless and/or losers, you're probably used to having your begging ignored. In that case, I guess I could cut you some slack."

they both makes little sense, and smell like bitter trolling to me...calling people who ask for sensible improvements to a very promising platform "losers" is pretty freakin' lame, brother.

Don, obviously we use our iPhones very differently, otherwise i couldn't explain why you would say something like "Oh, and I've yet to run into a situation in which I wish I had copy/paste." (which, btw., i just copied and pasted).

to name a few situations when i *do* miss copy/paste are:

- quoting someone in an email reply
- searching for a word or phrase i read in Safari, Mail, SMS, etc.
- transferring data from one contact to another
- realizing that you just typed a reply to an SMS to the wrong person
- bla bla bla

there are many, many reasons...and just like trying to explain why one misses an "undo" function in any of today's applications, it seems silly to have to explain why one would...because in 2008 we shouldn't have to beg for something like this in a phone like this!

i don't get it...not the new Safari tweaks, but since you mentioned copy/paste again: what in the world would compel a company like Apple to hold out on something as elemental as copy/paste ?!! will there be a documentary a few years down the line, named "Who Killed Copy/Paste?"

this is just an unbelievably arrogant move on their behalf to ignore the millions of voices who say "wha?!"
and even more arrogant to ignore the voices who respond to realizing that there is no proper Search in the iPhone, which could find the contents of contacts or email, as any modern device can, who scream "wha, whaaa?!"
it took me 5 years to get my 75 year old father to adopt a Palm Tungsten over his paper and pen method of entering his contacts, until he finally said: "wow, this is amazing how i can just find anything now"..."and how i can just copy addresses and notes between contacts"...
and since he switched to the iPhone to fulfill his dream of a fully integrated device that is both a PDA *and* a phone, he's been asking me: "so, how do i find someone by just typing a part of their street address?"...
not to mention that my telling him that copy/paste is still not something that exists in the iPhone puts him into one of those long, awkward pauses that says "why did i ever move away from the Palm?".

seriously, i love the iPhone, but this is freakin' ridiculous beyond belief!

no worries, mate...just call the vendor and cancel the order...they *have* to honor that request.

Ryan, you've been part of my morning routine for years, and my days have started with many a good laugh because of you...may the road keep you cracking those jokes and take you to other great milestones, such as engandget has been...thank you!

i could use one of these to feed hungry children...in Africa...

and one last time: it's me who really, really wants to fly on your airline...

yes, i do wanna fly with you, thank you very much...hit me with some tickets!

what the? another chance, baby? groovy...wanna join the mile-high club?