Your description of power users is perfect. I'd also add the caveats that the interface should be information rich. I don't want large fonts and cool extraneous graphics. Having 6 emails (subject/sender) listed at a time in a large point font that I can flick through is for example the reverse of what I want. I'd prefer to have 20 emails in a much smaller point font, without an extra 20 empty pixels between each line.
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That's not to say the iPhone isn't a groundbreaking device that will hopefully continue to revolutionize how people interact with mobile devices. For some people the iPhone is great, and it would be even better on VZW's network, if they can all whip 'em out, measure 'em, and just get over themselves for a change. But I agree with OP here that all roads are starting to lead to iPhone clones, and I think that's a shame. Apple innovated, people bought iFart in droves, and the rest of the world is playing catch up. Only they're just doing myFart, they're not doing anything new and exciting. Since we know W7 is just going to be a crap teenage-friendly iPhone clone with pretty screens and huge text that doesn't fit on the screen and plays lots of music and shows pretty pictures, and Palm is about to vanish off the face of the earth (in perhaps the ultimate irony), that pretty much leaves Android as the only game in town within a year for people that want flexibility and control (and copy and paste...and multitasking). That is, here in the states, lest the Europeans harp on me about Symbian.
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Nice summary. After thinking over what you wrote above, I realize my real complaint is only peripherally related to the iPhone. That effect you elucidated (in large font above) is my real problem, the success of the iPhone has caused everyone to try to copy it. The iPhone is fine, and I'd have no problem with it if Microsoft and Palm were out there producing a power user focused OS. Instead, they are making crappy versions of the iPhone. (To be fair to Palm, WebOS might be an alternative, but there's no dual band GSM/CDMA version so it's currently a non-starter for me).
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Unrelated, but...OP, don't settle for the saga...based on the reviews it's awful. I think you'll be miserable.
Whew. What a way to start a Monday.
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Yeah, I'm getting that impression. The HTC Trophy might be coming out for Verizon. It looks killer.
http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/02/...-trophy-specs/
Sadly, there are no front facing QWERTY Android phones. I've read up on the saga, so I'm aware of it's myriad short comings. If I can get a Saga that doesn't have the reception problems, and is stable, it'll work for me.