While I was waiting Android phones started getting better and better. I actually passed up the first opportunity I had to get a Verizon iPhone
opting instead to stick with my Motorola Droid X which I’ve kept long past its
useful life. I figured I’d probably just stick with an Android phone when it
came time to replace it. Some people were even saying that Samsung's new Galaxy phones are superior to the iPhone.
And then I got an iPad. The iPad with the CoStarGo product
is the most powerful tool in commercial real estate. It’s not available on the
Android operating system. No iPad, no CoStarGo.
This is when I learned that Apple doesn't play well with
others. My Android phone and my iPad had communication issues.
What finally pushed me over the edge though, was how easily
the iPhone worked with our Microsoft servers. Last week as we transitioned into
our new offices I could not get my phone to sync my email but I noticed that the
people in the office who had iPhones experienced no trouble.
The next morning I was at the Verizon store picking up the iPhone 5.
Can you love a phone?
Perhaps it’s just that initial passion you get at the
beginning of a relationship but I have to admit that I sometimes just like to
hold my new i5. As David Poque points out in this column in The New York Times, the iPhone 5 is the thinnest smartphone in the world “just under four ounces; it disappears
completely in your pocket. This iPhone is so light, tall and flat, it’s well on
its way to becoming a bookmark.”
Its beauty is matched by its elegant performance. It’s rather fast too.
Its beauty is matched by its elegant performance. It’s rather fast too.
"The iPhone 5 is now a
4G LTE phone, meaning that in certain lucky cities, you get wicked-fast
Internet connections."
When I returned to the office I was able to sync with our servers on the first try. Smugness ensued.
And the best part, it gets along very well with my iPad.
I think I'm becoming a fanboy.
