I grew up on Microsoft Windows operating systems (DOS 6 and Win3.11) so naturally when smartphones hit the market several years ago I gravitated to Windows Mobile-based phones. My relationship with my Windows smartphones can best be described as love/hate. I love ActiveSync (to Exchange) and the familiar Windows structure but I hate the buggy software (surprised anyone?).
A week ago my mobile life changed forever when I bought a Blackberry Pearl for my wife. She is as technology inclined as my grandpa who just turned 90 (love you hun) so to my surprise within several minutes of unboxing her phone she was surfing the Internet in glorious full-page format with a mouse pointer and trackball. Shortly after that she had her email setup with Google Sync to deliver her email, contact, and calendar in real-time....for free! WHAT? She then showed me the 'Auto-on/Auto-off' and 'Lock upon Holster' features...I was absolutely in love (with my wife of course)!
I was just amazed at the ease of use and the stability of the phone, not to mention it doesn't need to be charged every six hours. How could Microsoft have gotten so far behind in the smartphone market? I'm eligible for a phone upgrade the beginning of December and you can bet your pants I'll be switching phones...I can't wait to see how Google Android stacks up against Blackberry, but that is for a future post!
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