@akumaserge: $89 is fine, but it's not going to stay that low. The MTA wants to raise prices (again!), even as they cut service.

@Courteous_Gentleman: Yeah, I just love iOS 4, the latest updated firmware, on the iPhone 3G.

@Dancing Milkcarton: It's not the IP, it's the hardware. Once RIM switches to Android (or, if HP buys them, WebOS) with some customizations (think security/push e-mail), they can focus on doing what they do best: building incredible hardware for businessmen who need hardware keyboards.

@sid9221: I don't give a shit that they can see our junk, but I'm livid that they did EXACTLY what they promised they wouldn't do. I'm not naive; I knew this would happen, but I hope that people remember this so they don't just go along with the next privacy-destroying security-theatre bullshit that the government…

E-ink is for reading in natural light. if you want a tablet to play games on, then get an iPad!

@Brian Alexander: "And I don't think RIM can afford to start from scratch any more than Microsoft can when it comes to windows."

@Dadjoe: "Then I'll go down to the local store, look at the iphone screen and sigh."

@Boomdiggity!: The G1, Nexus One, and Droid Incredible all had trackballs/trackpads. They're incredibly useful for text navigation. The newest Android superphones seem to have dropped them, but the "standard" Android phone (which for now is based on the Nexus One) still has one.

@BGR: I think you have the right idea. While Wowzur is correct that IT departments will still buy blackberries, that's not all that RIM wants (or needs). For the past few years in New York City, almost everyone who doesn't hasn't had an iPhone has had a blackberry, from suits to high school kids, and everyone in…

@taniquetil: The basic Kindle can't be used for textbooks; you'd need the Kindle DX (and honestly, even that isn't great for textbooks right now). But it might be a way to get a large group of people to spend money on DRM'd books (whether for pleasure or for English class). The Kindle is already near-ubiquitous;…

@evilspoons: They make MUCH more money on Macbooks than Magic Trackpads and Magic Mice. As long as they keep things Mac-exclusive, they have selling points to get people to switch.

@taniquetil: Why not? Lots of college students might not be willing to drop even $140 on a Kindle, but would be more than willing to spend tons of money on books if they were given one for free.

@rtrudel: The hardware is for the E-Ink, nothing more. You can't read mutiple books on a back-lit screen, let alone a tiny back-lit screen.

@uncle_jojo: I agree, the EVO is not a great phone, though it's certainly a capable phone and has a front-facing camera and Sprint 4G capabilities. The AT&T Captivate, T-Mobile Vibrant, or Motorola Droid X are much more powerful phones, though. It really depends on what network you like.

@atty101: The Captivate is the best Android phone out there right now. Its Hummingbird CPU and GPU has the best performance of any phone on any network, and the Super AMOLED screen is amazing. If you give up the iPhone, you should definitely get a Captivate. However, I don't know if it makes sense to give up the…

@shiben589: It's probably not a bad idea to get something that will manually "kill -9" a misbehaving app, but you're absolutely right that automatic task killers should not be used with any regularity.

@Pininfarina: Did you read the article? The Stock Android keyboard (the one on devices NOT running Sense) is shit, but the HTC Sense keyboard is so good that it's been imitated and ported to non-Sense devices. For non-Swype, non-multi-touch, non-predictive text (think Swiftkey) keyboards, HTC Sense can't be beat.

@The world will know squalor.:

@Vicboy: We bombed the shit out of the pacific, as did France. I don't know if I'd call that "our land."

@angelina jolie-laide is a mavericky bish AGAIN: The agitation isn't a result of the text being too long, but the text being in all-caps. Nice attempt, but ultimately irrelevant.