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Obama Is Sick Of His BlackBerry & Wants An iPhone—Will This Speed Up The iPhone 5 Release Date?
Dr. Jay's ^ | June 23, 2011

Posted on 06/11/2011 6:30:49 AM PDT by COUNTrecount

I’m guessing the answer is no—Steve Jobs and geniuses at Apple will release the iPhone 5 (or the iPad 3) whenever they are damn well ready. Until then, I guess we will all be left drooling and craving.

Now back to Barack. The President of the United State loves his technology and for many years fanned out over his trusty BlackBerry. But things have changed—Obama now is ready to join the cult of Apple. That’s right—Barack Obama wants an iPhone. I don’t blame him. I was a BlackBerry devotee for years.Then the iPhone came out. I was jealous, but patient—I needed to fulfill my cell phone company’s contract for my BB. When my contracted ended, I made the leap and haven’t looked back. According to BusinessInsider.com:

At a Chicago fundraiser President Obama was heard making the following comment about his BlackBerry: “The Oval Office, I always thought I was going to have really cool phones and stuff. I’m like, c’mon guys, I’m the president of the United States. Where’s the fancy buttons and stuff and the big screen? It doesn’t happen.”

Is the President’s remark an aberration? I don’t think so. It’s part of an overall public shift in the device’s market perception. A survey conducted by online market researchers Crowd Science in March 2010 revealed that 39 percent of BlackBerry owners would definitely or probably switch to an iPhone once their subscriptions expired. Why? Because BlackBerry devices have acquired a perception of being too serious and too business oriented and lacking a fun factor—which is the very dimension driving the current surge of consumer infatuation with smartphones.

So the jury is out. The BlackBerry is no longer infatuating consumers, which is a dangerous but predictable transition.

So Obama isn’t the only one who’s over his BlackBerry. His timing is perfect—rumors are circulating about the iPhone 5 debuting this year. According to gadgetsandgizmos.org:


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So when will we see all the emails that Barry has sent and received?

1 posted on 06/11/2011 6:30:50 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
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To: COUNTrecount

I thought he had the iReggie.


2 posted on 06/11/2011 6:32:41 AM PDT by maggief
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To: COUNTrecount

He is such a petty little man. Interested in iphones, brackets, golfing and parties.


3 posted on 06/11/2011 6:33:05 AM PDT by ladyjane
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To: COUNTrecount
Obama Is Sick Of His BlackBerry & Wants An iPhone

He probably thinks iPhone is a flavor of ice cream.

4 posted on 06/11/2011 6:34:26 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: maggief

On a positive note, the President wanting an iPhone might put pressure on Apple to make it an open platform available for all the major and regional carriers (Bluegrass Cellular + iphone, that would be awesome). AT&T and Verizon suck!!!


5 posted on 06/11/2011 6:35:25 AM PDT by Schwaeky (The Republic--Shall be reorganized into the first American EMPIRE, for a safe and secure Society!)
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To: COUNTrecount

I’m sick of my Blackberry too, Barry. But, your destruction of the economy makes it hard to justify buying a new Android. You should create a “program” that gives me a free Android.


6 posted on 06/11/2011 6:35:31 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (We don't need to win elections. We need to win a revolution.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Maybe he’s waiting for the Anthony Weiner Autograph Model.....


7 posted on 06/11/2011 6:35:56 AM PDT by clintonh8r (Member Emeritus of Vitriolics Anonymous.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Let’s see...Fascism is basically statism with dictatorship and a cache of favored companies controlling the people. Check to all those affirmatively. We have Google, Apple, GE, GM, Goldman Sachs...which others are the controlling companies?

Pray hard, expectantly, trust God and let Him do his work to right this ship. We have to follow through.

Our prayers need to include stopping Obama and communism from replacing God as the provider...government is god in our country right now...look at all the poor on the corners of cities...that’s their power base, and the citizenry and illegal citizenry don’t even realize that’s not how it is supposed to be and they blame Republicans. Good grief.


8 posted on 06/11/2011 6:38:04 AM PDT by CincyRichieRich (Keep your head up and keep moving forward!)
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To: Bryanw92

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9 posted on 06/11/2011 6:39:59 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (Barry...above his poi grade.)
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NOOOOO iPhones are for good. He will use them for evil.

Our family just upgraded to 4 iPhone 4s. We totally love them.


10 posted on 06/11/2011 6:40:32 AM PDT by Mercat
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And if you get it now, it comes with a free year’s supply of antiseptic cleaning wipes......


11 posted on 06/11/2011 6:43:09 AM PDT by NWFLConservative (Game On!.................Saracuda 2012)
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To: COUNTrecount

The Obamaloon couldn’t make a light bulb light given wires, a battery, and the bulb.

I think the Cretin-in-Chief should stick to tools he can understand. A wedge would be a good start.


12 posted on 06/11/2011 6:43:56 AM PDT by Da Coyote
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>>He probably thinks iPhone is a flavor of ice cream.

He knows what an iPhone is because it’s a bright and shiny gadget designed to satisfy shallow and foolish herd-people—just like him.

But, he probaby thinks that “Freedom”, “Responsibility”, and “Work” are ice cream flavors.


13 posted on 06/11/2011 6:45:40 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (We don't need to win elections. We need to win a revolution.)
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To: COUNTrecount

My understanding is that there are security concerns with some iPhones.


14 posted on 06/11/2011 6:45:40 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: maggief
He does.Obviously at $102,000 per year he's very overworked.


15 posted on 06/11/2011 6:47:25 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (Barry...above his poi grade.)
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To: maggief
"I thought he had the iReggie."

LMAO!!!

16 posted on 06/11/2011 6:53:28 AM PDT by TommyDale
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To: COUNTrecount

I’m sick of Ubama and want a President Palin! NOW!!


17 posted on 06/11/2011 6:59:15 AM PDT by Howie66 (I can see November (2012) from my house.)
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To: COUNTrecount

Does the iPhone have better golf games?


18 posted on 06/11/2011 7:00:41 AM PDT by MulberryDraw ( Switch off the EPA.)
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this effin’ guy is a child. Golf, iPhones, basketball, chillin at Camp David, White House parties....those are his priorities. What an idiot we can’t get rid of him soon enough.


19 posted on 06/11/2011 7:01:53 AM PDT by dennisw (NZT - "works better if you're already smart")
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Can’t wait until the endless articles pondering whether he’s going to choose a white or black iPhone. And what his Angry Birds score is.


20 posted on 06/11/2011 7:16:18 AM PDT by Echo4C (We have it in our power to begin the world over again. --Thomas Paine)
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