Comment Re:Stop buying crippled devices (Score 1) 228
Wrong. The utility of any tool is judged by what it can do, not by what it can't.
The Economist COULD print hot nude photos. It won't. Club COULD print incisive articles on Pakistan's diplomacy with China and India. It won't.
As for the iPhone, most people I know wouldn't recognize Steve Jobs if he knocked on their door. They buy it because of what it CAN do; which it does better than most phones.
I'm happy to brick my iPhone when Android and the Palm Pre show their everyday superiority. But I'm not going to buy an inferior product just because it's "open". It's the responsibility of handset makers to sell a product that beats the "closed" iPhone.
The Economist COULD print hot nude photos. It won't. Club COULD print incisive articles on Pakistan's diplomacy with China and India. It won't.
As for the iPhone, most people I know wouldn't recognize Steve Jobs if he knocked on their door. They buy it because of what it CAN do; which it does better than most phones.
I'm happy to brick my iPhone when Android and the Palm Pre show their everyday superiority. But I'm not going to buy an inferior product just because it's "open". It's the responsibility of handset makers to sell a product that beats the "closed" iPhone.