It's been a long time coming, but, to echo Ella Fitzgerald, “Bye, Bye, Blackberry”.
Until recently, I’ve been in denial of the imminent demise of my Blackberry. In the face of those around me -- mostly former Blackberry users -- who scoffed at the device in my hands, I held on (literally) to my trusted Blackberry 9000.
But loyalty and the ease of familiarity are giving way to acceptance of the inevitable. The “ball” works intermittently, the battery (replaced many times) doesn't hold what it used to, and, at times, it simply stops working.
Now what? For reasons beyond my control, the choice is between another Blackberry and the iPhone. I had thought that I couldn't survive without an actual keyboard, but when Nancy (the last convert) told me that she was comfortably making the transition to virtual keys, I had second thoughts about my assumed reliance on an actual keyboard.
I know that others have gone before me on the journey from Blackberry. Am I destined to follow?