Today, I saw a comment on one of the thousand posts on the iPhone at TUAW, and I wanted to respond to it. After reviewing what I wrote, I just realized I had pwned ATT and Apple. Check this out:

If you think about it, the iPhone is crippled even when it is activated. I can get a laptop for less then the phone that can do the same and more as the device. I can make calls, set up voicemail, and text message via Skype and other programs. I can browse the web, look at Google Maps, view Youtube videos, play music, make and send pictures, keep contact information in a database, check stocks, make calendar events, and send email to all my friends with an actual keyboard! Plus, if your into this stuff, write notes to yourself that can actually sync to something. As an added feature, you can pay for a built in Webcam for your every day picture needs. Even better, I can actually write programs for my iPhone!

And before you start to talk about my wireless capabilities, I can buy a Wireless broadband card from any Cell provider to access internet from anywhere for a fourth of the price plus Wifi in dedicated locations.

Viola! A real iPhone without a montly fee. Apple, if I wanted a cell phone, I’d get a cellphone, not a crippled computer with a HUGE price tag on it.

EDIT: Want some other great reasons not to buy an iPhone? Browse these links

http://www.fsf.org/iphone-gplv3

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/1044

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/blog/1044

http://www.defectivebydesign.org/sites/nodrm.civicactions.net/files/iPhoneHype.pdf