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No, I'm not entirely crazy. There's no denying that this is a sweet device. The people and markets have spoken and most seem to be in love - or at least in lust - with it. As a device, I think that it's a game changer - but there there are some practical issues I need to get past before I can bring myself to buy one. First of all, I've been spoiled by the the convergence on my Blackberry . It's been an amazing experience carrying one device for my phone, work e-mail, personal e-mail and Internet access. It's going to take a lot for me to give that up, though the iPhone probably comes close. Beyond this, there's the issue of Cingular exclusivity . Even with number portability, switching carriers is not a trivial task. I'm sure Apple decided to announce 6 months before the actual release to allow prospective customers to let their contracts expire - I've already heard people at work planning on doing so. It should be noted that this is a GSM device, so it hurts the CDMA-based Verizon and...
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