the Droid

So, Verizon's Droid just came out. Looks like it might be a tough competitor for AT&T's iPhone. I read a lot about it, and there are definitely some advantages to the Droid. Personally, I don't know too much about how comparable it is to the iPhone, but from what I've read it seems pretty cool. It has a QWERTY keyboard which is cool, because I'm used to that on my Blackjack II. I've always been weary about typing on the iPhone screen keypad. Apparently you can run up to 6 apps at once...I don't think the iPhone can do that. The Google operating system sounds good. Another major advantage over the iPhone is the Droid status bar. The iPhone has a pop up screen when you receive a message which usually interrupts the current activity. Supposedly, the coverage is better too since it's with Verizon. All in all, it seems like a great phone that may encourage Verizon users to think twice when they want to break their contract and head for AT&T's iPhone. It might even make me consider switching TO Verizon in April, but we will see. One thing I will note, the advertising for the Droid was pretty amazing. I never usually pay attention to all the different new phones that come out, but I did with the Droid. It may not be beneficial in the long run for Verizon though because there was a LOT of iPhone-bashing in their ads. Rumor has it that the iPhone was supposed to become available at Verizon sometime in the near future. Don't know how that partnership will turn out now though...