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I care because this is a public forum. If you cared, you would comment at a level I'm sure you are capable of. Instead, just like every other post you ignore the real points and gab on about some other unimportant and unrelated nit. Farewell again, I took some months off of this site and it seems like I need to again - truly amazing how one poster can ruin a good thing.

yes it is worth debating. The Eames have inspired countless designers to design better and better products for everyone. yet the Eames designed mass consumer products. If more designers were like the Eames, the world would be a much much much better place. Beeble your crassness (funny word that is) really frightens me.

I also heard that Frank Gehry is inspired by squiggly lines, but that shallowness doesn't prevent him from being called the greatest architect of the last hundred years.

heck, I bought a Nokia 8801 which at the time was retailing well above the iPhone's launch price. And it doesn't do squat. Just makes calls on a tiny screen. But its a beautiful, elegant design. I love using it (the slide mechanism is absolutely satisfying everytime you use it). Loving a gadget is worth more than the money you pay for it. The iPod has proven that beyond any argument. I think Apple is going for that in the iPhone. Yes, they expounded on the features in comparison to smartphones. But as the author notes, its really all about the cool. Some people, and Breeble is probably one of them, would think I'm insane to pay that much for the Nokia when it doesn't do my laundry. They may even go so far as calling me shallow. But hey, people love things in life that make no practical sense. But that's what makes life enjoyable. We are emotional creatures, not Borg-like automatons that discount form over function. Heck, why does a Picasso go for over $80 million dollars when all it does is sit in the dark on a wall? Because it inspires, causes enjoyment, etc etc. Just like my Nokia, and just like the iPhone.

I find graffiti and any handwriting recognition very difficult to use... and its not because of the software. Its a hardware problem: using a stylus without something to rest your hand on is deeply frustrating.

I'd keep close tabs on Helio as well, one could call them revolutionary with their GPS enabled 3g phones. They are creating a new category of "its not a phone, its a Helio"

let's see here, SE makes the closest competitor: Sony Ericsson p990 - 802.11b - 3 band GSM - Euro 3g Band (2100 UMTS is not compatible w/ US) - PDA/Music/Photo/Video - 2MP Camera + Video call Camera - 80MB+64MB MS - 240x320 res - 4.4 x 2.2 x 1 inches Cost: $554 (unlocked) http://www.importgsm.com/product.php?productid=250&cat=0&page=1 Let's compare that to the iPhone - 802.11b/g (edge: iPhone) - 4 band GSM (edge: iPhone) - No 3G (edge: SE, only in Europe) - PDA/Music/Photo/Video (edge: iPhone because of iTunes, whether you use DRM files or not) - 2MP Camera, no video call cam (edge: SE, only in Europe since US networks do not offer video calls as a service) - 4GB/8GB (edge: a wash, since its more than Memory Stick capacity but not removable) - 320480 res (edge: iPhone) - 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.46 inches (edge: iPhone is substantially thinner overall, total volume is much less than SE) Cost: $500 / $600 with Cingular Contract (edge: SE is unlocked) http://www.apple.com/iphone/technology/specs.html Those are the basic comparisons most buyers will look at. iPhone wins on the majority. And the other buyers will be more interested in the innovations such as widescreen iPod functionality (Cover Flow) Visual Voicemail, Widgets, etc. These "other buyers" are a new category, firmly outside of the established smartphone category. That's why the iPhone is revolutionary, it is creating a new category within the cellphone industry... not simply leapfrogging the smartphone one.

excuse the typos, lack o' sleep