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Marusin's NOT getting an iPhone and neither is yours truly.

From what I've seen of the device it's rather slick looking but that's the Apple way; however, it has some fairly large hurdles to contend with. The price point is too high (Yes I know it's three devices), the exclusive deal with AT&T (formerly Cingular and a poor excuse for a wireless provider), a service plan IS required to use even the iPod type features, no Windows compatability on launch, and the "dog ass" slowedness, in Marusin's words, of their data network.

If anyone knows how to do interfaces for devices, it's Apple, and that may just be the saving grace for this phone (assuming the phone acutally works like a phone), especially after a few firmware upgrades. For the past few years none of the smartphones have been able to live up the hype, let's hope Apple fairs better than the rest. If so, and that's a big IF, I may just take the plunge.