almost forgot…

One more reason my AT&T 8525 is better than an iPhone: its battery is user-replaceable, so that when the battery inevitably can’t hold its charge as well, I can just buy a new one and plop it in. Not so with the iPhone, where replacing the battery will set you back over 80 bucks and require you to do without your phone for a few days while you send it back in (unless you want to pay an extra 30 bucks for a “loaner” phone while they make the replacement!).

Here’s another good article on why buying Apple products contributes to a loss of consumer rights.