2-By-4 Inches of Excellence
Allie McCarthy
Issue date: 9/4/09 Section: Commentary
Buying a Blackberry is like saying "Yes, honey, I'll marry you, but only if you replace that 3 karat diamond in my ring with a cubic zirconium."
Sure, the Blackberry beats the standard cell phone, the unadorned finger, with its access to internet and its ability to make the owner look important, but, against the iPhone's sleekness, shine and timeless look, the Blackberry seems a mere poser of a PDA device.
As the frequent recipient of late-night butt calls from Blackberry-owning friends, I wholly support the automatic screen lock slide of the iPhone.
Even if you overlook the Blackberry's Incredible Hulk look, you certainly cannot neglect the superior function of the iPhone. It humbly allows you to do anything you would with a regular cell phone without disguising a simple capacity with exclusive-sounding acronyms. "BBM me!" They say, asking for essentially a text message. "What's your PIN? OMG!"
iPhone users softly chuckle at the grandiose language of their Blackberry-inclined counterparts, having coolly maintained their full English vocabularies, correctly spelled, thanks to the autocorrecting text messages feature.
I could spend hours praising the innovation and usefulness of iPhone applications such as G-Park, which finds both you and your parked car via GPS technology, virtually erasing the anguish that is remembering where exactly you parked. Or, I could commend the iPhone's social responsibility in creating the Seafood Watch application, helping the curious pescatarian make sustainable seafood choices. But here I must applaud the availablity both of these applications, plus iFart, the electronic whoopie cushion. Isn't that just the type of person we like to see, a smart, responsible citizen with a knack for childlike humor?
Unrivaled in looks, abilities and personality, the iPhone is the Zach Morris to the AC Slater Blackberry. But I guess if you prefer mullets and hammer pants, go buy yourself a Blackberry.
McCarthy is a Theology senior and Commentary Editor.
Sure, the Blackberry beats the standard cell phone, the unadorned finger, with its access to internet and its ability to make the owner look important, but, against the iPhone's sleekness, shine and timeless look, the Blackberry seems a mere poser of a PDA device.
As the frequent recipient of late-night butt calls from Blackberry-owning friends, I wholly support the automatic screen lock slide of the iPhone.
Even if you overlook the Blackberry's Incredible Hulk look, you certainly cannot neglect the superior function of the iPhone. It humbly allows you to do anything you would with a regular cell phone without disguising a simple capacity with exclusive-sounding acronyms. "BBM me!" They say, asking for essentially a text message. "What's your PIN? OMG!"
iPhone users softly chuckle at the grandiose language of their Blackberry-inclined counterparts, having coolly maintained their full English vocabularies, correctly spelled, thanks to the autocorrecting text messages feature.
I could spend hours praising the innovation and usefulness of iPhone applications such as G-Park, which finds both you and your parked car via GPS technology, virtually erasing the anguish that is remembering where exactly you parked. Or, I could commend the iPhone's social responsibility in creating the Seafood Watch application, helping the curious pescatarian make sustainable seafood choices. But here I must applaud the availablity both of these applications, plus iFart, the electronic whoopie cushion. Isn't that just the type of person we like to see, a smart, responsible citizen with a knack for childlike humor?
Unrivaled in looks, abilities and personality, the iPhone is the Zach Morris to the AC Slater Blackberry. But I guess if you prefer mullets and hammer pants, go buy yourself a Blackberry.
McCarthy is a Theology senior and Commentary Editor.
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Alison Barratt
posted 9/05/09 @ 10:23 AM EST
Thank you for a shout-out for the Seafood Watch guide and iPhone app. This is a product of the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch program.
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