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More and more, I'm seeing people walking around with and using multiple smart phones. Recently, I saw a woman at a restaurant intensely checking three smart phones-a BlackBerry, an iPhone, and a Droid-and an iPad all laid out on her table.
The BlackBerry/iPhone combo is pretty common. The tablet/smart-phone combination is fairly common too. So is this a permanent trend, or just a short-term phenomenon? Whatever it is, it has some interesting implications.
BlackBerry Versus iPhone
First, many people are holding on to their BlackBerries simply because they're company phones or because they prefer a real keyboard over the touch screen. If you use your phone mostly for e-mail or texting, then the BlackBerry rules. Its keyboard is still the best for accuracy and speed.
I've been using iPhones since the first generation back in 2007, and I'm still no good at e-mail and texting on the touch screen. It's too easy to make mistakes, and the iPhone's auto-correct function is maddening. I keep my e-mails and text messages short. Forget about speed too, but I have seen some teens go pretty fast.
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