In article <alpine.OSX.0.99999.0711242256560.14460@pangtzu.pa nda.com>,
Mark Crispin <mrc@CAC.Washington.EDU> wrote:

> It's a jack of all trades, and master of none. Nobody would buy it if it
> was called the Microsoft Zune phone instead of the Apple iPhone.
>

I think you are wrong.

Quite aside from the question of function, on which I don't know enough
to offer an opinion, it is a strikingly attractive piece of machinery. I
expect I will continue to resist the temptation to buy one, since it
isn't designed to do what I want done, but the temptation is still real.

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