I Like the spirit of this article. 26 Reasons Blackberry TEABAGS the iphone

This is a link to a good article, from this guy called Anton Wahlman. I have a few disagreements with what he says as being important, but mostly he's damn right in spirit.

For me, I have just 3 reasons why i love Blackberry.

1. Communications Hub. ALL my communications come to the one inbox. This is a successful messaging pattern. we have seen this used for success before in friendfeed. No other phone co, network etc, can match it. And i have had many phones, and many networks.

2. Keyboard. Haptic is all well and good. But, i can go faster as a man on buttons i can feel. Thats how we have evolved. If it can surpass iphone even better, but till then, I can type quicker because i can feel where my fingers are touching. I hear, that a future touchscreen will have something that can raise the screen up a little under your fingers to give the illusion of touching a button. GREAT idea. Link to some info there. Till then, actual physical keyboard wins. (Especially if you are eating something, and your fingers are greased up...well just think of the shape of the screen!! :P )

3. Simplicity. Its not a ticketing device, Although it could be, its not as flashy as the iphone, although it could be. Name an App that IPhone has, and Blackberry could emulate it, or better it. But, its core usability is simple, and appeals to that most basic of human desires. Communication. Blackberrys ONE thing that is does better than everyone else. Text, IM, email, voice. that simple.

More Tales Piezoelectric power and IPhone Walmart

Speech powered Phone? Piezolectric (google it) Sound disturbances will cause sometihng to move, generating electricity! great idea. What if you text more though? Will operators punish those that dont speak more with higher Tariffs?

Meanwhile WALMART WILL have the Iphone for $99. Should be a niec stocking filler!!! oh wait, but if you are already with another network.......how will this work!!!! Is it really worth changing a number youve had for years???? probably not. All goes back to new business model needed.