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chefgon
12/02/08

In reply to iPhone Conquers 16.6 Percent of World Smartphone Market
I love my G1 to death, I can't wait to see what Android does to this chart once it gets its missing features added and starts appearing on more handsets.
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sos10
12/02/08

@chefgon: Easy answer. It will eat away from WM and Symbian.
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Graverobber
12/02/08

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How much of the problems with the iPhone are iPhone related, and how many are AT&T network related?
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Thats Dr Bear to You
12/02/08

@graverobber- My Yugo Nova!:

My Opinion-

40- Apple 60 AT&T

AT&T's data network has trouble in SOME areas which causes those 3G speeds to grind to a halt, and Apple can't do anything about forcing AT&T to create the kind of conditions required for the phone to perform at its peak everywhere. That and I'm sure this is true of most customer service, all the sales people at the AT&Ts in my area are complete idiots when it comes to knowing anything about the phones they sell.

Apple doesn't listen to it's customers and instead tells them what they should want, as a PDA with a steady connection to the internet it's great but as a phone, it lacks in areas that have been universal to most smartphones (i.e. the basic laundry list of complaints copy & paste, etc.)
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sos10
12/02/08

@graverobber- My Yugo Nova!: Haven't had a serious problem with the iPhones in m entourage.. except for the occasional crash of Safari or some app. But the AT&T network seriously sucks, the signal strength that is.
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Graverobber
12/02/08

@Thats Dr Bear to You: @soccerpro100cn: @sos10: Yeah, the iPhone seems like a great little computer, but as a phone it seems lacking. One of the features of my Verizon Razr that I like is the ability to pair with a bluetooth headset and then do voice dialing while the phone is playing pocket pool. The iPhone doesn't have anyway, at least that I am aware of, to do hands-free voice dial over bluetooth. Also, the MMS and cut/paste omissions are plain stupid.

I'd love to get an iPhone, 'cause there's lots of neat stuff to play with on it, but I can't justify the 40% jump in cost over my current plan, and there's stuff I use that the iPhone can't yet do. Also, I not unhappy with Verizon's coverage, just their crappy phones and breaking functionality in the phones they do offer.

Thanks all.
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The Terminator
12/02/08

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16.6... that's all?
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92BuickLeSabre
12/02/08

@The Terminator: That's what she said.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/02/08

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Quick, someone find iAirmanshirk and tell him about this post.

He'll be so bummed if he misses out on a chance to gloat...
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rcast1986
12/02/08

@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude disguised as another dude: Hahaha, I think he's secretly Matt Buchanan's alter ego where he can roam even more freely in the pretty fields of Apple fanboyism. Not that he holds back much in his natural form.
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matt buchanan
12/02/08

@rcast1986: I don't quite get where that's coming from. I'm on Windows more than OS X. (I think the current version of Windows Mobile is an abomination, but Android, BlackBerry and Palm--not just the iPhone--are easier to use in my opinion.)
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/02/08

@matt buchanan: I don't know Matt. He might be on to something there. You're here and iAirmanshirk isn't. It's kinda like how Clark Kent is never around when Superman shows up...

j/k
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iAirmanshirk
12/03/08

@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude disguised as another dude: Sorry was at work, what did i miss?! :D
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/03/08

@iFans, Gather behind me.: Oh just a golden opportunity to tell everyone here how the iphone kicks ass in a post about the iphone kicking ass.

I can't believe you missed it...
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brutaluser
12/02/08

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The iphone is a good phone i have few complaints about it. that being said have you looked at the competition same with MP3 players. Its not hard to dominate the people with marketing. Hell its what our new president.
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brutaluser
12/02/08

@brutaluser: did. sorry mistype
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92BuickLeSabre
12/02/08

@brutaluser: As with the primary season, the iPhone was tested out by first gen users. People who got on board really liked what they had, so a broader audience was receptive to the marketing.

Marketing + product = Apple / Obama

Marketing - product = Everything made by Sony in the last 15 years.
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rcast1986
12/02/08

@92BuickLeSabre: Then how come the second one is so much shittier than the first?? I had a much better experience with the EDGE version running on 1.1.2 than the 3G on 2.2 or whatever-the-hell we're on now.
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92BuickLeSabre
12/02/08

@rcast1986: *Shrugs*

Sometimes the candidate is more appealing during the primaries.
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rcast1986
12/02/08

@92BuickLeSabre: Ha, suppose so.

Though I still feel like it worked better (read: worked) than now. Keyboard sucks, people aren't getting my texts, call drops. I dunno. Maybe it's just my phone.
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brutaluser
12/02/08

@rcast1986: I think its just your phone I love my iphone. i don't have any problems with it. i just think its sick how easily people can be persuaded.
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92BuickLeSabre
12/02/08

@brutaluser: Like Robert Gates?
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pdditty
12/02/08

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Let the iPhone hating begin
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92BuickLeSabre
12/02/08

@pdditty: I was just thinking the same thing.

"Hmmm...what haterade-spiked punch shall we be enjoying with dinner tonight?"
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Jason
12/02/08

@pdditty: Even Apple haters should be glad the iPhone exists; it kickstarted innovation and competition in the smartphone market.

That said the actual device itself along with it's associated services (App Store, iTunes) are far from the perfect "Jesus phone" that fanboys make it out to be.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
12/02/08

@92BuickLeSabre: That would make a good companion piece to the iBeer app....
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92BuickLeSabre
12/02/08

@Jason: Blasphemy!

Repent! Before it is too late!

@Jrsy is the dude, playing the dude disguised as another dude: Tastes like nothing, provides no filling.
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Kaiser-Machead
11/25/08

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I now repent for all jokes I've made which glamorized the image of Chuck Norris.
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ANoel
11/25/08

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Ping Pong anyone?

+ Watch video

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ANoel
11/25/08

@ANoel:

Mybad.
Missed the Nov 20th post of this clip.

=(

(still worth a second look...)
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EBone
11/25/08

In reply to Bruce Lee Plays With Fire In Nokia Viral Ad
How do you get convinced to stand there with a match in your mouth while ANYBODY, even Bruce Lee, swings Nunchucks at your head, is beyond me.
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bosskev
11/25/08

@EBone: If you've seen the outtakes from this video, you might have noticed that the room originally had a bunch of other people waiting in the background. And the slate on this clip was marked "Take 8: This Time For Sure!".
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EBone
11/25/08

@bosskev: So there was a room full of volunteers to take a Nunchuck to the head? Where did they find those people?
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
11/25/08

@EBone: Outside the head trauma ward and the waiting line for The Tyra Banks Show.
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ceilingFANBOY
11/25/08

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I don't know that matches have enough inertia to be able to be lit while not being held.
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
11/25/08

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I used to light blue tips with my teeth.
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bosskev
11/25/08

@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: And? AND? Did you stop when you lost your teeth? And do you still have the matches? Don't leave us hanging here, Get Em SteveDave...
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
11/25/08

@bosskev: Yes, I stopped when I lost my teeth, as I'm not sure how my false ones react to flame. I tried convincing my dentist to give me Titanium teeth a la OddJob, so I could claim them as a work tool if I stripped wire with them, but he said no. I still do have the matches, though.
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
11/25/08

@bosskev: Damn it, I just realized I double posted. I admire your ruse, your cunning attempt to deceive me.
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bosskev
11/25/08

@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★:

Which brings us to my newest slogan for the day:

BOSSKEV: Perpetrator of Fiendishly Cunning Ruses Since 10:44 PST
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The_Last_Skunk
11/25/08

@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: Wasn't it Jaws who had the teeth? Oddjob was the hat guy.
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bosskev
11/25/08

@The_Last_Skunk: Please, The_Last_Skunk. Yes, Oddjob was the hat guy, not the teeth guy. But haven't we hassled poor Git Em SteveDave enough for one day? Let's cut him slack...
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
11/25/08

@The_Last_Skunk: Damn, your right. Sorry. I blame Casino Royale and Quantum for their lack of weird hench people for causing the brain hiccup.

@bosskev: Please, I beg for/invite harassment.
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makanai
11/25/08

@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: Wait, you still have Ohio Bluetips, the strike anywhere kind? Those are mighty rare nowadays, since they're banned by federal law.

Those matches were awesome. I wish I still had a couple boxes of them.
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
11/25/08

@makanai: When were they banned by federal law? Now you are making me Google. They still make strike everywhere matches, they just aren't called blue tips.
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GitEmSteveDave_HazEnvy
11/25/08

In reply to Bruce Lee Plays With Fire In Nokia Viral Ad
I used to light blue tips with my teeth. I stopped when I lost my teeth, though I still have the matches.
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Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/25/08

@Git Em SteveDave loves this guy->★: Well since you still have the matches why not use someone else's teeth?
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Ken_Darrow
11/25/08

In reply to Bruce Lee Plays With Fire In Nokia Viral Ad
Bruce is awesome vs normal guys, but you have to factor size/weight of the opponent. I mean any UFC guy can take him out.
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Rabid Penguin
11/25/08

@Ken_Darrow: Maybe, maybe not. UFC, or any type mixed Martial Arts contest, generally comes down to your ground fighting skills, since most fights end up on the ground. Bruce Lee was supposedly an excellent ground fighter. But with Bruce it would never have to come to that. He was so fast he'd whip em before they had a chance to take him down.

But it's really all speculation. Some people say he can fly, and shoot lasers out of his eyes.
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Gann
11/25/08

@Ken_Darrow: Within the confines of the octagon, maybe. Bruce would have the upper hand in a less predictable environment with more room to move.
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Curves
11/25/08

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Wow. I knew he was freaky cool, but just wow.
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Skiphex
11/25/08

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For shame on whomever released the rights on these videos to be used in advertisements.
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twoeightnine
11/25/08

@Skiphex: Yes, how dare they release these fake videos to viral marketers.
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