Out of Many, One

New Blackberry Targets iPhone

And that one, still, is the iPhone. This is just a simple user review of the new Blackberry Storm from boston.com, outlining the features and comparing the Storm to the hallowed iPhone. The author goes through a number of bonuses that the Storm provides it users, but in the end determines that the Storm is "no would-be iPhone killer." Surprise, surprise.

Now I don't own either a Blackberry or an iPhone, and maybe it'st just a matter of personal preference. But I've been eager to get an iPhone since they came out, and if I don't receive one for the holidays this year (it is on mywishlist, mom, dad, and girlfriend, please take note), i'll probably bite the bullet and just buy one for myself. Why? The iPhone is just cooler. It just is, plain and simple. As we discussed in class, Apple still has the best designers and really has cornered the market on "cool." And for a sucker like me, well, that's enough.

Now I realize that at some point I may have a job that requires me to own a Blackberry, but for now, my cell phone is a personal item and I want the one that's going to make me happiest. So there you have it.

One of the stats I found interesting in this article is as follows:

"Apple's sold only 13 million iPhones [Blackberry has sold 19 million]. But it [Apple] sold nearly 7 million of those in the third quarter, giving it higher quarterly sales than BlackBerry for the first time."

Will the iPhone eventually catch Blackberry? Who knows. But my guess is that as long as Apple continues to innovate and design in the manner they've been doing, those Apple devotees aren't going anywhere.