@DarkScribe no problem, sorry to even ask… except that it is a waste to have all that stuff in a drawer unused. So you have 10 people in line for an iPhone… I imagine some of your dissaffection comes from not having to buy it. People tend not to value things they do not pay for. I wonder if as a writer of technology your needs for a mobile device matches mine. I have to laugh at your comment that it is dead technology.
On the otherhand free demo models are the only way to be objective about a product, so I appreciate your views. Actually, if you have a write up on your comparison of the iPhone to the Storm, I’d be interested to read it. Or both separately… I’d like to find out what makes the Storm superior for your needs.
When people ask me about the iPhone I always explain that my love for the thing is based on what I had just before it… which was a 5 year old Nokia with the LCD 5 row screen. It was “just” a phone. So I went from stone age to now.
At first I really was not interested in the iPhone, but then I started commuting by train a lot and I had this time just sitting there. I love the web browsing on the iPhone, the interaction is effortless and beautiful. It’s form factor is just right so that I don’t have to open a laptop. I love watching movies and video podcasts. No doubt the thing is way over-hyped, but it is hands down one of the best user experiences I’ve ever had with a device.
So I went ahead and installed 3.0 and it seems to be working without any of the bugs the others have mentioned. I do joke with other non-iPhone owners that I have copy/paste now. But you know what I have not actually needed to use copy/paste just yet.
@Dr_C I imagine DarkScribe put in a fair number of years getting to where he is now. Writing is not necessarily an easy process. Sometimes doing what you love every single day with deadlines and limitations can get to be a displeasure. Especially in a creative field where an editors/directors whim can make your work harder. Also you have to put down something you may like very much and using something much less satisfactory as DarkScribe did with using the iPhone. Not to discourage you, but just to say it may not be the dream you’re thinking.