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1. No third-party apps: Guess I won’t be running SSH on this baby.
2. Non-removable battery: Yeah, because that worked so well with the iPod.
3. Pure touch screen: Sorry, a touch-screen dial pad is bad enough. I touch screen keyboard should lead to some interesting emails.
4. No 3G: HSPDA is the future of GSM data, and for $600 my phone better have it.
5. 5-hour talk time: “Hi Mom, how are you. I just got my new iPh… <NO CARRIER>”.
6. No over-the-air sync: No Blackberry connect, no Exchange ActiveSync, hell not even .Mac.

Basically, it’s like this. The iPhone is a consumer-oriented convergence device. It’s not designed for people who actually use their smart phone for productivity. It’s designed for the collage kids on HowardForums who think a 2-megapixel camera is a must have feature in a phone. I’ll stick with my Q, thanks.