It's clear you must be a total iPhone hater. Or maybe everyone around you has one but yourself. All your points sound like you just looked at the specs or maybe played around with it for 5 minutes.

1. Too expensive to own?? Are you a bum? I pay $69/month for 450 monthly rollover, unlimited data/email, and 1500 text. And this is for the iPhone 3G plan. I mean it ain't cheap but its not exact break your bank.

2. Can't use the GPS like a GPS....guess what, it ain't supposed to be a gps. thats just an included feature. Can your make calls on your GPS? I don't think so. And if you did, it would be a secondary feature, right? And google maps/streets is free. It's unlimited directions. Verizon and other users have to pay per use or some prepaid charge just to use their GPS functions on their phone. Otherwise it's just a useless app on their phone.

3. Can't tether? I can...jailbreak your phone and get with the times. Unlimited free wireless freedom....Stop complaining already..oh wait theres more...

4. Cut and paste? Again there are apps that allow you to. Maybe if you actually checked out the phone, you would know. Want to know what else the phone has? You know how you can save a screenshot image of whats on your computer screen if you hit "printscreen" on your keyboard? The iPhone can do that too. Press the power button and click the home while keeping the power button pressed.

5. I'm not even going to argue this point as much as i want to. You want a digital camera go get one. 2 mp isn't alot but its manageable. You CAN record video. You CAN stream video. Once again, jailbreak.

6. Stereo bluetooth....are you for real. You want the thing to be waterproof too? It sounds like you're trying so hard to find things this phone can't do.

7. iPhone can read pdf files which just so happens to be Adobe. It can also read word documents, excel charts, and powerpoint presentations, which all happen to be microsoft. I don't think he has a grudge. You can send pictures to peoples phones using their mobile email which is just the same as mms. and its free and wont count against any messaging minutes. No native voice dialing...is that your subtle approach of admitting that there are apps that will allow you to do that? Because there are, and its in the Appstore. No mobile tv....you mean like ota analog channels? there are streaming channels available as well as youtube, where you can download them also. Not to mention you can also listen to thousands of streaming digital radio stations. The battery is replaceable you just have to take it apart. No flash, boohoo. It has 16 gigs. Do you really need more?

Hopefully you have had time to play with the phone by now. It would be nice to see an updated amended list of complaints.

If i were to name some downfalls of this phone, i would say its weight, keyboard, reception.