General Mobile DLST1 dual-SIM Android phone coming to MWC

**tread** · 01-30-2009, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by sk8brdgk

Follow the leader. It seems the iPhone sets the trends. Multi-Touch and styling. Soon the physical keyboard will be an obsolete antique. Don't get mad at me............just watch it happen. Also, watch Apple. They have some crazy technology in the works that will up the ante yet again. Apple is simply amazing. Open source isn't necessarily "freedom," nor does it mean "good" apps. Apps need a lot more testing than people realize, and I prefer the iTunes store for obvious reasons. We ALL use iTunes for the simple reason that it's better...........because it's Apple. It should only make sense and if you've experienced iTunes, or the iPhone, you understand. Let's hope it gets some good competition to help push it even further ahead.

Physical keyboard? Why would you want all the clunk? It doesn't make sense with all the amazing technology we have. It's like film or record players. Good for some, but not so high tech. I own a record player and a film camera, so I appreciate my iPhone even more due to being in touch with old technology.

blah blah blah, i want a physical keyboard, i prefer it that way, i've never preferred itunes, i think it in general is horrible... i don't like DRM, i never have and never will support it... until someone can come up with a haptic touch screen keyboard that makes it feel like real keys, it won't become an antique...

go away

**GasBot** · 01-30-2009, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by sk8brdgk

Follow the leader. It seems the iPhone sets the trends. Multi-Touch and styling. Soon the physical keyboard will be an obsolete antique. Don't get mad at me............just watch it happen. Also, watch Apple. They have some crazy technology in the works that will up the ante yet again. Apple is simply amazing. Open source isn't necessarily "freedom," nor does it mean "good" apps. Apps need a lot more testing than people realize, and I prefer the iTunes store for obvious reasons. We ALL use iTunes for the simple reason that it's better...........because it's Apple. It should only make sense and if you've experienced iTunes, or the iPhone, you understand. Let's hope it gets some good competition to help push it even further ahead.

Physical keyboard? Why would you want all the clunk? It doesn't make sense with all the amazing technology we have. It's like film or record players. Good for some, but not so high tech. I own a record player and a film camera, so I appreciate my iPhone even more due to being in touch with old technology.

Wow, you're not only drinking too much of the apple kool-aid, you've jumped in head first. Wake up kid.

**vbreal** · 01-30-2009, 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by sk8brdgk

Follow the leader. It seems the iPhone sets the trends. Multi-Touch and styling. Soon the physical keyboard will be an obsolete antique. Don't get mad at me............just watch it happen. Also, watch Apple. They have some crazy technology in the works that will up the ante yet again. Apple is simply amazing. Open source isn't necessarily "freedom," nor does it mean "good" apps. Apps need a lot more testing than people realize, and I prefer the iTunes store for obvious reasons. We ALL use iTunes for the simple reason that it's better...........because it's Apple. It should only make sense and if you've experienced iTunes, or the iPhone, you understand. Let's hope it gets some good competition to help push it even further ahead.

Physical keyboard? Why would you want all the clunk? It doesn't make sense with all the amazing technology we have. It's like film or record players. Good for some, but not so high tech. I own a record player and a film camera, so I appreciate my iPhone even more due to being in touch with old technology.

i hope this isn't your only post here. because posts like this make it hard for peeps like myself who support the iphone and android. it makes it hard for our posts to be taken seriously and not be called an apple fanboy. you make a lot of valid points. but i do not think you are giving android the credit it deserves. android has already pushed apple to loosen its reins a bit on the way they do things.

after the memory app fiasco i too appreciate the way the app store regulates apps that are made available. but they are still a bit too strict.

as far as no keyboard i used to be the same way. but i have gotten used to using an all touch phone and can never see myself going back to using a physical keyboard. i didn't like the iphone initially because of its lack of a keyboard. its too bad more peeps are open minded and willing to give it a SERIOUS try. to those that have and truly dislike it. kudos to you for giving it a try. at least you know what you are dissing.

but this phone is sexy as fugg, i hope they don't change too much of its physical appearance. i was going to get a g1 but I waited when i saw some of the newer phones that may support android. id definitly spend some hard cash on this phone by looks alone. im not too worried about the edge, i would use wifi 80% of the time anyway.

**Derrick** · 01-30-2009, 07:41 PM

While this phone looks better then the g1 I'm not sold. I type at least 4x faster then anyone I know that uses a virtual keyboard, and I really can't understand how people say edge isn't slow. I really hate it when I see that capital E on the little tab thing.