[darkpuppet]

I dunno...

I mean, I love apple for the mac OS, the iPod, hell, even the Newton... but the phone... meh

the problem is that for all the functionality they want to put into it, along with the memory and battery capacity issues, and the fact that it's touch screen only.. well, they've limited it's compactness.

Sure, there are those who enjoy walking around with their treo hanging off their hips, ready to clip the next door frame one walks by, but for me, it's too big.

same with the iPod. I opted for a sony mp3 player (despite how much I hate their proprietary soundstage software) for the mere fact that it was smaller in overall dimensions than a nano and had over 5 times the battery life.

I know the general public goes for the fashion and the features, but for a cellphone, mp3 player and point-n-shoot camera, there are 2 things I'm concerned about.

it's gotta be small
it's gotta have good battery life
it has to work.

And for everything that phone offers, it won't be able to hit on all 3.