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In the ad agency where I work, only a few muckity-mucks carry the Blackberries. They definitely seem to be more status symbol than real business tool. Who knows, maybe they're useful. But it sure seems like another level of one-upsmanship.
(Admittedly, this is from someone who doesn't carry one.)
Oh, Blackberries are the new cell phones all right. Cell phones don't work as pretentious status symbols any more, not now that every slob on the bus with a wrong-way-round baseball cap has one. The Blackberry is still exclusive enough to convey that look-how-in-demand-and-important-I-am message.
Practical utility? Where I work, the big shots have Blackberries, but some of them don't even carry them consistently. How crucial can it be if it's left in the desk drawer half the time? (Maybe those are the times when they're not expecting to meet anyone they can impress with it.)
A Blackberry may still be bigger than a suppository, but that doesn't mean I can't dream of forcing those pretentious twits to use it as one.
Infidel, that was some funny shit and you're right--I know a few people who use their blackberries as backup PCs but there are others who work primarily off the blackberry (IT techs in the field and sales people mostly).
I think I'll always remember your suppository comment every time I see myself or someone else hiding behind their blackberry as they're walking down the hall to avoid speaking or looking at other people--and I'm going to laugh.
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Guest are encouraged to leave comments here; you do not have to register an account. All that I ask is that you be respectful of the other readers of this site and its host. Stick to the ideas being expressed and you should be okay. Get personal and you might not like the results. Thanks for reading.(Admittedly, this is from someone who doesn't carry one.)
Practical utility? Where I work, the big shots have Blackberries, but some of them don't even carry them consistently. How crucial can it be if it's left in the desk drawer half the time? (Maybe those are the times when they're not expecting to meet anyone they can impress with it.)
A Blackberry may still be bigger than a suppository, but that doesn't mean I can't dream of forcing those pretentious twits to use it as one.
I think I'll always remember your suppository comment every time I see myself or someone else hiding behind their blackberry as they're walking down the hall to avoid speaking or looking at other people--and I'm going to laugh.