(06-01-2012, 02:48 AM)Garteal Wrote: Maybe it's just me, but I don't get all the hype and crazyness about new smartphones.
Phones are just for calling and sending SMS, and not spending every second you have on updating your 'social' statuses, or chatting non-stop.
IMO, no, I wouldn't spend €640,- on that... save the cash for something else.
You're free to decide whatever you want of course.
Your description of phones is a little too archaic, to be honest. Phones have come a LONG way since calling and SMS. The truth is, they are for updating your social statuses or chatting. And much much more. I'm sure this is obvious for anyone not living under a rock the passed 8+ years, but you can manage entire businesses on those things, communicate with others on the other side of the planet -- faster than the speed of light-- really fucking fast, and play games that visually baffle anyone who's been around longer than 15 or so years. Depending on your needs, that €640 can be one helluva investment.
EDIT: Minor change