NY Times' shaman of silicon (five points to anyone that gets that WWE reference) David Pogue gets medieval on the Blackberry Storm. I've read some angry rants from him before, but this one is exceptional. Pogue wrote:
"I’ve got a better name for it: the BlackBerry Dud. The first sign of trouble was the concept: a touch-screen BlackBerry. That’s right -- in its zeal to cash in on some of that iPhone touch-screen mania, R.I.M. has created a BlackBerry without a physical keyboard. Hello? Isn’t the thumb keyboard the defining feature of a BlackBerry? A BlackBerry without a keyboard is like an iPod without a scroll wheel. A Prius with terrible mileage. Cracker Jack without a prize inside."
Even though I don't always agree with his views, I really enjoy reading Pogue as he tears into a product. He does it in such an entertaining way. His rant on the Storm (which I have no opinion of, for the record) is pretty awesome. He also brings up a point I've been making for years: Cracker Jacks suck without the prize -- Crunch 'n Munch is a far superior snack.
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