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I finally had a chance to play around with a Blackberry Storm today. Maybe I had high expectations. Maybe it was the fact that it has been called Blackberry’s iPhone killer.  My very scientific experiment didn’t last long, but the results were conclusive. Here are two things that really pissed me off about this tragedy of a device:

1. Clickable Screen – that’s right Jim Halpert, the screen actually does click. Great idea Blackberry. The only problem is that’s what it should have remained, an idea. Between soft clicks, hard clicks & menus that are as fluid as the game play of Oregon Trail, the touch screen is a disaster. The lag between click and action will give you plenty of time to figure out why you didn’t just go with an iPhone.
2. WiFi – yes, the 3G network is fast. Well, I’ll just say it is faster than Edge. If I don’t seem that enthusiastic about it, it’s because that’s the fastest this phone will go. You will not find a feature to turn on wifi because it isn’t equipped. How a company can come out with a “smart phone” and not include this is beyond me. Once again, too much time spent on the click screen.

The main problem with the Storm is that it is a Blackberry minus a physical keyboard, nothing more.  Besides the redesign of the main menus, the software is the exact same. You’re bogged down with the function before form bullshit that makes you want to use a landline instead. The iPhone (Jesus Phone) works because the software caters to the hardware. Blackberry should have constructed an operating system specifically for the Storm…but I’m sure R&D was tied up with the wonderful clicking screen (refer to point 1).

Okay, maybe it isn’t that bad. Wait, what am I saying, yes it is.