Brad,

Normally, I find your stuff very enlightening, but this time you appear to have indulged yourself in some gratuitous Apple bashing and sacrificed accuracy for that purpose.

"Music and videos in the iPhone are protected by Apple FairPlay brand DRM. On the myPhone, which lacks the important DRM functionality, music can be freely copied to other devices the user owns, putting the user at risk of infringing copyrights.

The iPhone assures users will only play media files in approved formats, and not risky open source formats."

This is nonsense. The iPhone -- like any iPod -- will happily play pretty mp3 files and other non-DRMed formats.

"The iPhone only uses its internal flash drive. The user is protected against hard drives, which have moving parts and can put data at risk."

All you're saying is that the iPhone doesn't have a hard drive. How many smartphones or similar devices can you name that do?

"The iPhone is for sale only in the USA and primarily for use there. This encourages users to stay home in America which is good for the economy and their own peace of mind."

The iPhone is being rolled out in the USA first. So what?

"MyPhones are predicted to sell for $350 without contract, $150 with a 2 year contract to the provider of your choice."

Really? Where can I buy one?