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June 28, 2007 | Comments: (0)
iPhone: Finger-lickin' good?
I'll come full clean here that I have just ordered a Moto Q, and will receive it the day of iPhone's launch.
How can it be? Pogue and Mossberg may have learned how to use, and be able to look beyond the touchscreen-based input for all things iPhone, but I see it in a different light.
I'd be willing to swipe my fingers across this beautiful new gadget, if the world were a cleaner place and I did not have two young boys.
In response to me explaining to a colleague that I would not buy one for technological reasons -- lack of EVDO/HSDPA/3G connectivity, expansion card or even a carrier that is reasonably priced (Sprint has unlimited EVDO data plans for $15 a month) -- she said:
"iPhone looks pretty to me. That's about the extent of my knowledge."
And agreed. It is a beautiful piece of design work. And not everyone needs more than a status symbol with e-mail and iTunes.
But how about when you get a call while eating an Al Pastor burrito (elbow deep in salsa with a chip in the other hand)? So much for the million-dollar, Prada-killer finish.
No way am I keeping a truckload of KFC wipes at hand just to keep up with the elite iPhone-set, with their freshly chamoised tech nuggets.
I'll keep my screen free of pork grease with the Moto Q's BlackBerry-like scrollwheel -- and get my e-mail pushed and EVDO internet for $15 a month to boot.
Think about it. Is the iPhone the finger-lickin' all-in-one gadget you had in mind?
My colleague: "Hmmmm. Sounds kinda good, actually. But being seen licking one's phone wouldn't be good for one's reputation ... And would probably damage the phone."
Posted by Mike Barton on June 28, 2007 10:45 AM
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My goodness, people are really reaching for reasons to bash this phone. Why all the fear?
Posted by: fog city dave at June 28, 2007 12:46 PMso the moto q is immune from burritos? this has to be the stupidest complaint i've seen yet.
Posted by: J Ashley at June 28, 2007 02:53 PMSo, the Q cannot be rendered inoperable by pork grease? Not even the keyboard?
Wow! Must be magic. It seems like a glass screen would be more resistant to grease...
Posted by: Jeff at June 28, 2007 02:55 PMUn. Be. Lievable. Probably the most stupid post I've ever read.
Posted by: bertolt at June 28, 2007 03:13 PMIs this a parody of an idiotic anti-iPhone rant? I hope?
Posted by: Beerzie at June 28, 2007 03:31 PMWhy not wipe your hands with a paper napkin before answering the phone? Or are you just resigned to being a slob?
Posted by: Scott McMillin at June 28, 2007 03:57 PMI agree with the idea that iPhone with EVDO is seriously hobbled. Jobs says that 3G chips are power hogs but you're gonna use up your battery just waiting for EDGE so it's probably a draw. Except that you'd give up waiting and go find a WIFI hotspot and not use your unlimited data plan. AT&T gets the money but minimal hit to their network. Smart move, really.
BUT, your stupid crack about getting the thing dirty is crappy flame-bait. Your Q will be an english muffin for pork grease - all nooks and crannies. Better to lick the smooth surfaces of the iPhone. I know I would.
Posted by: Tag at June 28, 2007 04:04 PMRight, because the scroll wheel and keyboard on your Moto Q are going to work just great after you gunk them all up with burrito grease! At least the iPhone will wipe clean with a cloth, and it'll be a lot harder to transfer said grease to the inside. There are plenty of good arguments for choosing something else over the iPhone--this is not one of them.
Posted by: Reid Sorenson at June 28, 2007 05:07 PMThe less ridges and peaks and nooks and crannies the better for us messy people. the iPhone would not only stay cleaner, but it would be easer to clean. Like a baby. One wipe all around.
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