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Re:John Gruber: I'll Tell You What's Fair by edster on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @09:51AM (#1435536)
hmmm, for some reason I can't reply directly to @gaius' comment. I find the I love my BB argument interesting. While he's right, I don't understand the attraction for these people.

I've been doing some BB development lately using a Storm II. Compared to the iPhone 3GS, it's a flying turd. I wonder if these BlackBerry lovers just haven't tried an iPhone or Android device.

Maybe I would think differently if I was testing on a keyboard device like a Bold, but I can't imagine it would change my opinion that much.

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Re:John Gruber: I'll Tell You What's Fair by WiseWeasel on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @02:30PM (#1436514)
A good portion of them are women with long nails, who can't use capacitive touchscreens very effectively, especially for typing.
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Re:John Gruber: I'll Tell You What's Fair by gaius on Wednesday June 16, 2010 @10:08AM (#1435593)
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Re:John Gruber: I'll Tell You What's Fair by lallysingh on Thursday June 17, 2010 @04:01PM (#1440182)
The BB's UI is garbage, but the iPhone really misses a big point on missing a real keyboard.
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