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iPhone (Apple) vs. BlackBerry (RIM): Which Do Consumers Love Most?

Microsoft has NO core competency in integrated devices. They have now figured out they should stay out of these businesses. This realization was probably hard on their internal ego - where in their past mindset money could buy anything.

Probably also hard on a number of investors, who also believed money could buy anything. Except competency. And, you can't buy a company which has competency and expect it will survive in a company's culture totally different than that of the acquisition.

Been there.

Smart Phone Wars: iPhone vs. Blackberry vs. ...Android?

For what its worth, the Nokia CEO recently was quoted saying "I am scared to death of the iPhone". (late Jan '08).

Regarding Android. as anybody contemplated how good Android will be in emulating what OSX and a real browser does? And how fast? Like, how good is the rendering of text to any point size you want? And, what good is Android on a tiny screen, particularly if you can't read it anyway? What is Android's equivalent of Quartz? (Mac people will understand what Quartz does for precision graphics)