jmcquown said...

> "Andy" > wrote in message news:Xns9BB6A026319CACotD@
216.196.97.131...
>> Andy said...
>>
>>> About the only thing wrong with the iphone in general is it's almost
>>> entirely hand/touch driven.
>>
>> And when not in a car dash mount it often requires two hand operation.
>>
>>
>> I did look at the blackberry storm. They totally ripped off the iPhone.
>>
>
> Sorry, dude, but the Blackberry was around years before the iPhone was
> introduced. People I worked with were carrying a Blackberry with a
> multitude of applications in 2003... the iPhone came much later (and with
> much fanfare). It's just a gadget.
>
> Jill


Jill,

The Blackberry "storm" (the iPhone copy) I referred to was released in
November 2008, well after the iphone!

I DON'T know who started development first.I'd guess Apple.

The other blackberrys had too small a screen and too many buttons, imho.

Best,

Andy
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