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netwerks1 Nods JRS, once again I agree. They have taken something that was actually easy and clear cut to use and well...twitified it, meaning made it utterly useless. Also let me thank you for your post. It was thoughtful and well written. Was pondering posting the same myself. So just to show the RIM/VZW employee Finewolf that we are not all about negativity (j/k). I'll post a few things I really like about my phone.
1. It's the best PHONE I've ever owned in 25 years of having cell phones. First cell I've never had to use full volume on. Big buttons on the dial pad (thank you so much for this, coming from someone who has big fingers). Along with sound quality and volume being excellent, reception is as well. My BB never drops where other phones I've had always do.
2. It feels solid, not cheap, small, light and plastic.
3. Screen Screen and Screen! Has a LARGE brilliant screen that is easy to pull off the night stand with out putting your glasses on and read! PS, Hey RIM, screen's are like some other things in life, "can't get too big". Don't be afraid to be the biggest. Just can't have too much of it.
4. Menu system and OS. Has a standard pattern and logical way of going about things (I know this point can be argued). It just doesnt feel like a hasty app/os thrown together with out some clear thinking threw such as android and webos. Both of which I have seen and frankly they seem cheap and cheesy to me. And yes I know there are a couple bugs, but folks, show me a OS out there that doesnt and a phone that never screws up and I'll show you the perfect wife. Neither exsist!
Lastly, RIM I'm 51, the bottom of the baby boomers. I'm not a twittertwerp, I don't need to hold hands while going to the bathroom. Be careful of codling too much to these kids of the "it's all about me and I'm entitled to everything I haven't earned". It was us ADULTS in the business world that made you what you are. We do not expect BOGO's and everything for free or less than it cost to make. We have MONEY and actually take pride in paying our own way. You don't have to discount your phones for us, just has to listen to us and continue to build quality products. We are not afraid to pay and we can. So again, we dont care about flicking, twitting, smiely faces, fakebook, itsallaboutmyspace and other so called social networking junk. Just give us a product that works as advertised, thats a clean and efficient business tool and we'll gladly give you are money. Bottom line is there are more of us, we have more money and don't think everything should be for free just because we were born on this planet.
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