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iPhone has great sales numbers.

You can argue that "touch screens aren't near good enough" or that there is better technology out there, but the ultimate bottom line is the product sells and sells well, to both Apple fanbois and non. You cannot argue the statistical success of the product.

And typing? I type 90 wpm, on a normal keyword (with a 99% accuracy rate, I've been tested). On the iPhone, I type at 92wpm with a 100% accuracy rate, also tested. Not only is the touch keyboard easy to use, but it makes me a faster, more accurate typer with the addition of the auto correct. You cannot say iPhone is shoddy because it created an interface that supplements and improves the touchscreen keyboard.

And it's called Capitalism... even after the hype of the initial launch of the iPhone, if it wasn't a good product, you'd be seeing people selling theirs off en masse, writing poor reviews, making an uproar, sales drops, etc. But the pure and simple fact is after the initial fanboi hype, the iPhone continues to be a top seller. Just because "your friend" broke his and threw it away, and because you couldn't get used to the touchpad, does not mean that it's the same for everyone.

Bottom line is that it sells, and continues to sell well. I actually find it kind of sad that you can't go beyond whatever bitterness that you feel to see a good product for what it is, not just shun it because it's an Apple product.

Edit: Oh, and when I bought my iPhone, I got a phone, a pda, a gps system, an iPod, a portable dvd player and a camera (granted it's not as great a camera as most digital cameras), all of which I use on an almost daily basis. Money well spent, and I am 100% happy with the purchase.