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Why BlackBerrys are (still) better than iPhones

Read this Forbes article. It talks about the new iPhone's disappointments, but in doing so, the writer repeatedly compares it to BlackBerry and points out how RIM does it better.

For instance, iPhones can't cut and paste. This is something that BlackBerry has down to a science. There are even shortcuts for cutting and pasting with BlackBerry. I use the cut and paste shortcuts all of the time when composing e-mails.

The iPhone can't send or receive MMS. What's up with that? Even the cheap phones that you get for free with the most basic of cell phone services does that. If the dumbphones (as opposed to smartphones) can do that, I don't see why Apple hasn't figured it out.

No Replaceable Batteries 

Hardcore road warriors don't have time to stop and recharge their phones. Instead they carry their batteries with them, clicking them into their BlackBerrys in the backs of cabs, or, if they're lucky, in a coffee shop. By contrast, there's no easy way to crack open the new iPhone's sleek case to pop in a battery, disappointing bloggers.
And while kits are available for do-it-yourselfers, we wouldn't recommend trying it in between bites of your bagel.

Forbes article

Posted by Zakiya on June 21, 2008 01:36 PM |

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