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    The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    My favorite line from the article...


    "I was wholeheartedly satisfied with my iPhone. And then it failed me."

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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    I find it ironic that one of the few actual tactile buttons on the iPhone is how it met it's demise. Redesign, no more buttons!
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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    This is why I only wear leather or latex skirts, dresses, stockings, tops, and pants.


    Zero lint, and maximum fashion...

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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    Something is wrong with that guys pockets.
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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    I think this guy's, ah, using a hatchet where he needs a scalpel (or desperate for something to write about in his magazine). I've never busted open an iPhone, but I've taken apart a whole bunch of iPods (mostly to do that folded-business-card hard drive fix I read about in the NYTimes) and never 'destroyed' anything.
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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    it is funny, though, the ONE button on the damn thing (ok, theres volume buttons too but stfu)
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    Image of Epoch Epoch
    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    just more evidence that apple devices aren't actually supposed to be touched by bare human hands.


    "we know it's called the iPod touch, but really, it's best if you don't"

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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    Seems like this all could've been avoided had the home button been attached to some sort of rubber nipple button, which wouldn't allow any dust/lint to reach the mechanism.
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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    I'd hate to see what happens when you carry it around in your underwear on a daily basis.
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    11/13/08

    @RiceBandit: iSmegma anyone?
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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    Maybe apple should merely place the button behind a solid one piece faceplate, like a touch button that doesn't require huge pressure to operate? Then, no hole, no lint...


    And really that man needs to wash his pants more often.

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    Image of Monty Monty
    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    We have issued 75+ BlackBerry devices, and a couple of them have gotten crap inside the trackball. The major difference, of course, is that it is easy to take apart the sucker and clean it out.


    That said, what is a few devices going bad when we are talking about design aesthetics, right?

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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    have u seen my Motorola Razr screen? its like 10% blocked by lint.... while my sister's razr is still sort-of lint-free...


    depends on how you handle ur device i guess...

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    11/13/08

    @taking_this_easy: I'm looking at it right now. I don't see squat.
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    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    This is precisely why I do not wear pants.
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    11/13/08

    @-daddy-: so just where do you carry your iphone then? On second thought... I don't think I want that answer.
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    11/13/08

    @Turken: Yeah and whatever you do make sure you wipe it off real good first if you ever need to borrow it from him..
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    Image of Nutchromeo Nutchromeo
    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    Thems be some dirty, dirty pockets Mr. Tech Editor.


    Perhaps it's time to throw your jeans into the wash?

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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    11/13/08

    In reply to The Mighty iPhone, Defeated by Pocket Lint
    My goodness... are his pockets filled with dirt and battery acid? That's disgusting...
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