Why not, Verizon has the same thing but the other way around. Propaganda is propaganda.

They should really be pushing how bad the touch on the storm is . Not only do you have to touch the screen keys you must actually push them in to get them to work. So unlike the iPhone that types the letter when you lift your finger, the storm highlights the key when you finger is near it, then only types it when you actually press harder on the phone. This will make typing very hard. Once I have become used to the iphone system. It is hard to imagine going back to a physical key pad on a phone. I am way faster on the iphone then I ever was with a physical keyboard.

If you want to type, then don't get the storm.

Now the iPhone just needs to get the pim functions better. And they will be almost impossible to stop.

Speaking as someone who detests smartphones altogether, I bought the iPhone because it was different than anything RIM or Microsoft had to offer--it works, it's elegant, it's easy to use, and it's not a nerd toy (per se).

Blackberries look like something Bill Gates would carry around. The only Windows Mobile I saw that even remotely looked like something I could carry is the AT&T Tilt but even that is sort of a stretch.

...and don't get me started on the Android--is that thing ugly or what?

being circulated. Is this something they are going to mail out to people or stick them in newspapers? Or is it a flyer that will be sitting in AT&T stores? As high a profile as the iPhone has, I would think it would practically sell itself. I still can't see traditional BlackBerry users moving to this Storm handset. I would think all the traditionalists would be getting the Thunder.

Yet another story about how vendor X is going to come out with an "iPhone killer, really soon".

Knowing my own personal experience with RIM outages and crashes, I'll wait at least two years while RIM tries to get it right.

Perhaps RIM will release an awesome device within the next two weeks. But I wouldn't wager any money on it.

If you're a 'captive audience' ( in a poor/non-existent GSM area) where CDMA prevails, the iP elegance is moot. The BB will likely have quite a bit interest here (MT, ID, WY, UT, NV). BB is also emphasizing their system 'security'.

I see the direct comparison as a good tool for informing customer, and comes across better than "the best" or "better than the competitor" speak, which sounds like your usual Koo-Aid.

Who knew breaking the "never name the competitor" model could be broken?

This is handed out to staff so customers will never see it.

Well, the one big selling point I see the Blackberry having over my iPhone is the bluetooth. My last phone from Verizon supported pretty much the full suite of bluetooth profiles. My iPhone is ridiculously, woefully crippled when it comes to bluetooth. I'd be willing to bet the Blackberry has full BT functionality.

Yet another story about how vendor X is going to come out with an "iPhone killer, really soon".

No, its another story about how provider X is apparently concerned about a product from provider Y and coming out with a 'fact' sheet on why product X is better.

I see the direct comparison as a good tool for informing customer, and comes across better than "the best" or "better than the competitor" speak, which sounds like your usual Koo-Aid.


Gee, when Verizon put out a similar memo (albeit anti-iPhone), they got ripped for being so low-class as to compare themself to a competitor.