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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/22/08

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Does it have TV-B-Gone built in?
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chonnes
12/22/08

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Can anyone clarify what makes this a worthless phone? I'm very clear that it is not an iPhone, but there is nothing in the article to explain why it's bunk. For what it does, it seems to be a reasonably priced gadget.
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KaitouKID
12/22/08

@chonnes: Yeah I second this...why is this phone so bad again? And why is the iPhone perfect? It's not. This phone is not, but I love how they just bash the phone because it LOOKS like an iPhone....then in the article they say nothing to support their claim that it sucks. Wow. Disappointing....Giz...so disappointing
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DisposableInterloper
12/22/08

@chonnes and KaitouKID:

Shame on you. Gizmodo scorns piracy.

This product steals Apple's intellectual property, and offers literally none of the iPhone's selling points, especially not Apple's software and media ecosystem. What, you think people buy an iPhone just for looks?

In any event, have you ever held a Chinese knockoff? Used one? Seen just how depravedly shitty their software (and more often than not, hardware) is?
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Voyou_Charmant
12/22/08

@DisposableInterloper:

"Media ecosystem". HAHAAHHAHAHAH GOD-FUCKING-DAMN-IT. Is that some sort of marketing jargon for "you need to use iTunes, the single worst application (even including Windows ME) ever released"?

With regards to Chinese knockoffs... Though, yes, most are garbage keep the following in mind:

1) iPhones are made in China. So obviously it's not beyond their abilities to build something similar.

2) The build cost is relatively low for an iPhone 3G ($174.33).

3) The posters above are not saying that it's not garbage, but since the only thing any of us have to go on is the technical specs there is little anyone can say about the quality one way or the other. It really wouldn't take much to develop a basic and familiar UI, since being original isn't a huge deal.

That being said, i'm sure its cheap and slow and clunky.

My advice? Apple should add MMS, a better camera, and copy/paste.
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DisposableInterloper
12/23/08

@Voyou_Charmant:

If you don't like iTunes, why even bother with something that even looks like an Apple product? You're shooting yourself in the foot.
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Voyou_Charmant
12/23/08

@DisposableInterloper: That's silly. The iPod and iPhone are good products and, suffering through iTunes is a sort of necessary frustration you learn to live with. When it comes right down to it, Apple should just do a better job with iTunes. It's really not asking very much of them.

@USB_Humping_Dog: The iTunes store isn't bad at all, but using it in iTunes means it's painfully slow.
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dark42
12/22/08

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It has MMS!
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Voyou_Charmant
12/22/08

@dark42: Revolutionary! Oh. I mean totally standard on every phone ever except the iPhone. Wtf, Apple?
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se7a7n7
12/22/08

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Can it run Crysis, while being blended?
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ripfire
12/22/08

@se7a7n7: No, but I heard it can blend Crysis.
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GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
12/22/08

@se7a7n7: The Grimace will find you for that comment.
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diamonddnice
12/22/08

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pointless article.
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vgart
12/22/08

@diamonddnice:

second that
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rcast1986
12/23/08

@vgart: Pointless casual observation of sarcastic, repetitious remarks and retorts, and the mirroring of insult techniques followed by a broad, sweeping generalization of today's youth, problems resulting from internet forum comments, and an equally pointless recommendation regarding what to do in the future to prevent said arguments from leading us down a wrong and pointless path.
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Kaiser-Machead
12/23/08

@rcast1986: Um, point? kidding!
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