Briefly: Intel sales; AOL takes aim

There are two things here: First-I don't know anybody that uses their phones for too much more than a phone, sure having a camera is nice to have b/c most almost always have their phone with them, but if you intend to take photos, a camera phone just can't do it as well as a real camera. The same is true with a PIM, a phone can do it, but if you want the same kind of experience with a phone/PIM, the phone tends to be too big for convenience for most people. And lastly on this point, with the exception of the uber techno geeks, the more functions you put on a device, the more complicated it becomes, causing regular joes to shy away, or just never use the full function of the phone. Second-Barring point one, mobile phone companies (specifically Verizon), need to present a reasonable and easy to use purchasing structure and need to work on pricing. If phone companies would just focus on providing excellent phone service and stop trying to rape consumers by disabling phone features and allow other companies easier access to their customers, maybe they CAN provide better service.

*shakes fist ineffectually*