"Say no to convergence, kids"

I just made the decision to buy the PEBL. I’d been eyeing it for a while as a great-looking but possibly-too-outdated-tech-wise phone, ranking it just below wanting the RAZR V3i (if T-Mobile were to carry it).

It wasn’t until Jason spoke up so loudly about it that it made me remember this is exactly what I was talking about earlier in the year: the PEBL wasn’t less tech, it was less “not-phone.” I’d preferred the RAZR for all the things I’d said I’d wanted to get away from (like its iTunes app) — it was time to look closer at the PEBL…and sure enough, I liked what I saw.

And judging by a few of the voices that followed, like Anil’s and David’s, it turns out this “Less Not-Phone” thing may just be a new trend. Viva simplification!