Again, I don't really care if the iPhone is less sucky than other phones. I want the iPhone suckiness purged.

Everyone feeling a little iPhone envy saying, "Get off your high horse; the iPhone has its problems just like everyone else," needs to stop smoking whatever it is they're smoking. Yes. The iPhone CERTAINLY has its issues, but they pale in comparison with everyone else's problems. You can't compare the iPhones shortcomings to those of Windows Mobile, Palm, Android and BlackBerry because they don't even come close. Not by a long shot. Even the upcoming Droid isn't going to sell as well as expected. New hardware, updated operating system and lots of hype -- it's still Android.

7.4 million iPhones sold in the last quarter is a testament to the popularity, reliability and usability of the iPhone.

http://tinyurl.com/ykqk498

"I no longer enjoy building software for the iPhone because of the bureaucracy and infrastructure that surrounds it. […] As it stands, it’s too much effort with too little reward when compared to distributing software on my own terms on the Mac platform."

"No matter what the specs say, or how much they more they say they can do, the bottom line is that every one, pre, android, winmo, and blackberry become frustrating if not unusable when in everyday use."

I think that you are the one who hasn't use iPhone competitors, at least, Android ones.

Personal experiences vary and they often do not reflect the real state/quality of some product, no matter if we are talking about handhelds or any other type devices.

I personally believe that iPhone is a great device, with terrific OS and solid support. But, I also can't wait to lay my hands on or at least to read about the new devices which this competition race between Google, Microsoft and Apple might produce.

Well with what you saying, any phone does "almost everything" with all the "ifs" you had.

You can add ifs onto any phone and piece together why they could be #1.

So I really don't get your point.

Also...do more research. Android has handsets with more than 1GB of onboard memory. The Galaxy has 8GB, and these are early handsets. Later handsets will have higher onboard memory I'm pretty sure.

Owning the 3Gs has been a good experience thus far. I still feel that the UI is so much more intuitive than other smartphones. There are limitations and omissions, but I am very comfortable with the UI over the rest. The overall design of the 3Gs makes a lot of sense to me, too. I wasn't thrilled when the 3G was first introduced because I liked the shape of my 2G, but after having the 3G, day to day...I fully understand the evolution. Other phones don't seem to have that "feel" for me.

So...the iPhone 3Gs, itself, is still a marvel to me.

But...the carrier and the restrictive manufacturer...that's where the game is, IMHO.

@joe McG:

I have to agree, I'm not saying that the iPhone 3G is hopelessly antiquated, but on a personal level, I can't stand how slow they are after becoming acclimated to the 3GS. It's like so many other elements of this market, very subjective.

Everything else is opinionated. You, me, and every iPhone/Android/Pre user can say BBOS is antiquated and dated all day...but you'll never get a BB lover to care. Nor will you get the numbers to reflect that either.

Same goes for iPhone. Many say that the UI and design is getting boring and overused. But you won't be able to tell a iPhone lover anything. They'll just stick with "It just works"

A lot of people need to get off their high horse. iPhone has flaws. Android has flaws. WinMo has flaws. Yet in the end...neither is going anywhere. Neither is gonna disappear from the face of the earth.

What's interesting is that this quote was used by someone in our company with regards to Apple. And I thought it was well said.

"The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time."

It looks like Verizons of these world are really afraid...

@Rob:

Very true. It seems like many smartphones are designed by the geeks for the geeks. They flash 2-pager of specs in your face but what really matters is the day-to-day user experience and ability to perform mainstream tasks efficiently and enjoyably (yes, that's right!).

Really they raised the bar in 2008 with the app store, other than that companies have far exceeded the iPhone sadly, just because we don’t all use the ever bloated iTunes doesn’t make it a better product"

Other than that, companies have far exceeded the iPhone? Try naming one company. Why don't you try backing up your statement "really" instead of typing pure ignorance on online forums purely to have people like me vomit in my mouth over your stupid statement.

The 3G is unusable after having the 3gs. The 3g is slooooooooooowwwwwww.

He must be using a different version of the iPhone than what I have, as having to hover for 5 seconds, wondering whether it "got the tap" is absolutely routine for me. Not that this is the worst problem in the world (and I suspect that it's better with the 3 GS), but still. Let's not pretend that the iPhone doesn't have it's problems.