Stormy Weather

I predicted this.
I could have placed bets and made good money on them.
And so, it has come to pass: The Blackberry Storm is out, and it sucks. Badly.

When someone (especially and ad agency) tells you that "X is just like a Y", run the other way. In the tech market, it happens all the time, but especially with Apple products. The ads scream at you in their desperation: "Just like an iPhone!" "Just like an iPod!" Whatever. They all end up being exposed as the posers and also-rans that they are.

You need proof of my prophetic powers? Some comments in response to David Pogue's article in The New York Times:

"One of my co-workers, who is almost militant in his disdain for all things Apple, couldn't wait to get his hands on a Storm. Lo & behold, 30 minutes later, he was trying to figure out a way to get his money back."

"I rushed out last week to try the new Storm--and was frustrated, confused and bewildered by the device. I couldn't use the browser, and was even hard pressed to make a phone call."

See? I should go to Vegas with these skillz.