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  1. Comment - Apple iPhone lines: No longer the social event of the season

    (Jun 22, 2009 - 1:28 AM)

    PC_Tool,

    I can easily see the basis of enterprise-level corporations using BlackBerry's over iPhones, though some of the issues have been remedied (on a hugely minor level). iPhone syncs with ActiveSync, and can now intergrate with Exchange servers, but with the integration that BlackBerry's have with BES, it's clear there is no way for the iPhone to take it's place where such a fine grain of control over the BlackBerry is required. But, to that, I must add a very bold 'yet', which you yourself seemed to agree to in your statement of "I am not saying that the iPhone won't ever *be* ready. "

    Given that my line of work is all freelance based, I have no enterprise which I must integrate into. In such, the iPhone's huge flexibility and broad spectrum with applications makes it a perfect tool for me right now (citing an example as before with the Freshbooks and Slicehost apps), which I can leverage to make my job all the easier. In such, it makes a very malleable tool for myself.

    I did not imply, nor try to imply, that one was better than the other, but with the way I made my bold initial statements I can see how it would seem like I was, so no worries on that front. :)

    I thoroughly enjoyed our little debate here, and I hope I was able to expand your view on the ability to see the iPhone as a tool versus a toy, from different perspectives.

  2. Comment - Apple iPhone lines: No longer the social event of the season

    (Jun 21, 2009 - 2:24 PM)

    PC_Tool,

    I'm not stating that my opinions are any better than any other opinion, but as a reader of the story I am allowed to give my own personal opinion. Fact is, however, I have worked to keep my opinion to myself for the most part, and only provide facts in this situation. I never made the claim that either phone was better than the other, and in fact stated "While both have their positive and negative aspects, I think it's fair to say that, for the most part, neither can be considered better than the other anymore." I even went on to state "User A's needs and demands may not equal User B's, and with my job as a web developer and server administrator, I have need to keep in contact via numerous methods. Both phones have served me wonderfully in that regard." Never did I make a statement through any of my comments that one phone was better than the other.

    However, you now are making the statement that one is a toy, and the other is a tool. Please emphasize in what regard? Everything I need in regards as a *tool*, I can do with my iPhone. I can s***o a server for emergency maintenance, I can manage one of my client's slices on Slicehost, I can keep up with the work I do via Freshbooks, I can communicate with clients over all mediums by Skype, BeeJiveIM, email, and phone. All of which can also be done on a BlackBerry. On the *toy* aspect, I have a few games to pass time, I have a Twitter client, and a WordPress client. I also have others which fall into the *personal* aspect. Check my wireless phone account and check my banking account, as well as do shopping on amazon if I want. All of which can be done on the BlackBerry as well.

    So, I once again ask you, how is it that one is a toy, and the other is a tool, when what justifies it is how the person uses it? A computer, as well, can be a tool or a toy, but no make, brand, or model can be claimed as one or the other. It all depends on how the person *uses* it.

  3. Comment - Apple iPhone lines: No longer the social event of the season

    (Jun 19, 2009 - 5:53 PM)

    Bogunch,

    Journalism is supposed to be neutral, simply telling the story that is supposed to be told. They are simply supposed to purvey the information.

    PC_Tool,

    I've played around with and used a few, yes. If you are trying to make a point simply because I am expressing my opinion regarding the functionality of the two, you are not doing a good job. User A's needs and demands may not equal User B's, and with my job as a web developer and server administrator, I have need to keep in contact via numerous methods. Both phones have served me wonderfully in that regard.

  4. Comment - Apple iPhone lines: No longer the social event of the season

    (Jun 19, 2009 - 2:31 PM)

    PC_Tool,

    You too may wish to note that I did not link the two statements together, but was simply making a point. The author decided to step outside the realm of neutral journalism and make a personal statement regarding his opinion of the iPhone's usefulness versus the BlackBerry. While both have their positive and negative aspects, I think it's fair to say that, for the most part, neither can be considered better than the other anymore. My point, however, was simply to display a comparison between the usage of the BlackBerry and iPhone, the current 2 leading smart phones.

  5. Comment - Apple iPhone lines: No longer the social event of the season

    (Jun 19, 2009 - 2:26 PM)

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