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alby4ever Wow. Talk about a failed use of analogies. I used the Ford Pinto as an example because it does the bare minimum and gets you around and not much else. The BMW is more like Android, iPhone, or WebOS - clearly much more sophisticated and does a lot more. Someone with a Ford Pinto (BB user like yourself) would look at a BMW (Android, iPhone, WebOS) and say that your Pinto does everything you need it to do and the BMW is just filled with useless high-end parts, etc.
There, I corrected your failed use of one analogy. Now I'll correct another.
Using the firearm example? Really? If the firearm industry moved as fast as the smartphone industry, we'd have bullets that seek targets as far as China. You really think anybody's trying to replicate BB's? That was a rhetorical question BTW.
Hahahaha, nope. You don't know what BMW I have. I have an old one that does not have all the latest gee-whiz crap that a 5 year old Toyota has. So my analogy is fine, you assumed something.
As for firearms, I am still spot on, iphone is still trying to replicate proper email push technology like BB has had for it's entire existence, and they just introduced multi-tasking. And there are some amazing weapon technologies you must not know about.
What you missed was as I stated; the iphone works for you; great, enjoy it. For some of us the bb is what we want and need, thus we use it. I am happy your iphone, android phone, what-have-you is so cutting edge your fingers bleed when you pick up the phone. I pick up my bb and get my work and personal life communications taken care of. It's quite simple, however I am saddened I responded to you twice. I may have been sucked in by a troll. ;-)
Collins, OUT!