No wonder people like Apple.

I was a fairly early adopter of a smartphone. Moving from carrying a Palm Pilot, Motorola Startac and occasionally a camera at the same time, to a Treo, then an iPhone. I no longer feel the need to wear a watch or have any other personal electronics on me. The apps on the phone provide a nice array of tools and services that once required a PC.

Samsung Takes a New Swipe At Everybody Else

Some people get it… Apple Designer Jonathan Ive Talks About Steve Jobs and New Products - TIME

Man, I thought this was going to be a fill in the blank type thing. Off the top of my head, I'd say...mmm... An NBA player?

MV

Microshaft ain't dat bad iffin ya knows how to defeat it

Fools and their money are soon parted. I agree with with Simpler/Better & RS899.

Older things like my '89 vehicles, old Craftsman tools, an 'obsolete' cell phone, a computer made in 2009, old guns, etc., are usually more reliable, a heck of a lot less expensive, and are made to be maintained and fixed, not discarded for the newest fashion accessory their Holywierd heroes carry.

I'm a fool who needs validation from others.

Free psychotherapy!

This is getting better and better.

What does my phone say about me?

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

That you just bought the latest Peter Frampton cassette from the record store.

X2. Bot's the man .
Record store? Good luck finding one here.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

Be careful of the mirror.

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Te futueo et caballum tuum

1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

You will meet a pretentious Canadian and fail to impress him.

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"Senior Luna, your sense of humor is still loco... but we love it, anyway." -rickymay ____ "Your sense of humor is still loco... " -MBeige ____ "Señor Luna, your sense of humor is quite järjetön" -Delibes

1982 300SD -- 211k, Texas car, tranny issues ____ 1979 240D 4-speed 234k -- turbo and tuned IP, third world taxi hot rod

2 Samuel 12:13: "David said to Nathan, “I have sinned against the Lord.” And Nathan said to David, “The Lord also has put away your sin; you shall not die."

I'm certainly not boosting all of those averages.

I'm not a Apple devotee; although the wife, two oldest kids and I all have iPhones. And that's only because our largest supply partner bought all of my sales reps wireless iPads for order entries and speed & ease of use for price lists and product info when on the road. I got us all iPhones for ease of info transfer and updating as well as being able to view and use almost all of the same apps from either device. No other reason. It's great having all of our price lists, product and spec sheets handy when I'm not at my desk and we all have wireless printers.

I personally tend to be two generations behind with the iPhone. In fact, I've been running a 4-something with a non-functioning home button for over a year (thank you virtual home button via Accessibility!) and the Mrs. is a model behind me. Kids have newer just because I got them for them the Christmas before last.

The Mrs. and I are probably due for an upgrade so I'll probably hold off until Apple rolls out the 5++ or 6 or whatever they call it and pick up early 5's for us.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

Parts are dirt cheap 2generations back too. You can get glass, digitizer, and csrewdrivers for a gen4 for around $30.

If my phone gets smashed a NOS unit is ~$150 on eb*y.

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$110 OM606 Blank Exhaust Flanges
No merc at the moment