I'm not that conceited to believe that I am so special and great, that I am the anomaly. That would be silly and even if I do stand in front of the mirror explaining to myself how crazy awesome I am, I would never blog about it.
I'm an anomaly because I moved from an iPhone 4 to a Blackberry Bold. You're now saying to yourself "what the hell was he thinking?" and frankly, I figured I would have said that multiple times by now. But I haven't. People who know me, know that i'm Apple through & through...I should actually be getting some sort of commission for the amount of people i've pushed towards Apple products. But I made an executive decision to venture into the dark hole that is Crackberry.
Obviously the browsing, gaming, emailing, applications, etc. are not even in the same category. Apple has a far superior product. Blackberry has continued to remain relevant because of the Blackberry Enterprise Server security capabilities, keyboard and BBM. It's a far better business tool for the suited professional; while the iPhone is better for the jean/converse/hoodie type. I walk the line (thanks for that Johnny Cash) between the two types of professionals. So I figured, go Blackberry for a while, then head back to iPhone when it's a financially achievable option.
Here's what i've found in the 3 weeks since i've switched.
When i'm entranced in my phone and bouncing in & out of crackberriness, I realize more and more that - yes troublesome someone could be so reliant on technology - i'm at least having a connection with another human-being, not just a connection with a 3rd-party application. Hard to hear for those iPhone users I know. I'm sorry...I felt oddly dirty saying that. But it's true. BBM - although exactly the same as the days of MSN and ICQ - is a messaging service; however, it's so much more (spoken like a true Blackberry user).
So as experts say the iPhone is a social-media phenomenon because of its easy connection with apps like Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Linkedin and all the others, it actually lacks true connection of the social kind...a direct conversation. That's a bold statement even for me to digest, but it's a cold hard fact. This doesn't make me sound old does it? Shit.
Nevertheless, the experiment rages on. I'm working hard to type my little heart out and get the most from this Blackberry Bold I now own. Do I miss my iPhone...yes. Do I need my iPhone...surprisingly, no. I'm surviving and thriving without the guilt of going against my beloved Apple.
Besides the iPhone 5 is coming out in June...I'll just get that one and be the coolest kid on the West Coast Express once again!
