I am sure by now most everyone has heard the story about the iPhone & the
BlackBerry in one fashion or another: when Steve Jobs
and Apple were in the planning stages of the iPhone, the
first carrier they brought the device to was , Verizon.
Even if you haven't heard how this story ends -- Verizon
refused and Jobs took his multi-billion dollar money
maker to AT&T -- you surely know the outcome. The iPhone
has super soared to become the ultimate smartphone, the
must-have accessory that everyone from celebrities to
your mom wants -- nay, needs -- to have in
their pocket. It's changed the landscape of modern cell
phones, put a serious dent in the sales of competing
devices (just recently overtaking the venerable RAZR as
the best-selling domestic handset), and unquestionably
raised the bar when it comes to expectations for
features in new handsets.
It may seem unfair to open up the review of RIM's latest
BlackBerry -- the Storm -- with a history lesson on the
iPhone, but if you understand the market which Verizon
and RIM hope to capture, then you understand the Storm,
and it helps put this review in perspective. The Storm,
a widescreen, touch screen device has many of the same
features as the iPhone, but adds innovations like a
clickable display, and comes loaded with RIM's legendary
email and messaging services. Mainlined into the biggest
(and some say best) network in the United States, the
Storm is an almost deafening blast to the competition at
first glance.
All in all the BlackBerry Storm is a fun phone to
have in your pocket!
