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echo: osdebate
to: Geo
from: Don Hills
date: 2006-02-04 11:15:20
subject: Re: U.K. court rules patent claim invalid

From: black.hole.4.spam{at}gmail.com (Don Hills)

In article , "Geo"
 wrote:
>
>Having researched the blackberry and the Treo I've decided these toys are a
>super ripoff. They want more for JUST data service for the stupid things
>than I pay for 3mb DSL service AND a phone line. Significantly more.

You miss the point. It's a "Linux versus Mac" or "iPod
versus Zen" thing. To the people who use them, they provide premium
value for the premium price.

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Don Hills    (dmhills at attglobaldotnet)     Wellington, New Zealand
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