There are technical reasons for that. The iPhone touchscreen works in a very similar manner to the touchpads on laptops, and those don’t work with fingernails either, acrylic or not. The object touching the surface has to be conductive in order to produce a capacitance at the touch point. Fingernails aren’t. A touchscreen like the ones used for ATM’s or self-checkouts just aren’t practical for a handheld device.

However, you are supposed to agree to said EULA to use the product. This presumably requires having some opinion on whether you want to accept terms in an EULA.

Therefore the only people who are legally permitted to use any product with an EULA are those who have a legal background? Is that what we’re saying here?

” Why do something intelligent in advance, when you can wait until the last minute and do something truly idiotic? “

No, the real problem with the iPhone is that it is IMPOSSIBLE to use with acrylic nails. I have very pretty, natural looking fake nails because my real once don’t grow well. In addition to looking nice, they also make a great stylus substitute. Most of my friends have acrylics, too. The boys at Apple apparently did not ask any of my peers to test the iPhone, or we would have told you to give us the option of tapping! Just try using the keyboard with the pad of your finger instead of your fingertip. It does not work. The first time I borrowed a friend’s, it took 10 or 15 tries to type my own name.

So, no thanks, Apple. Next time, try talking to a girl.

On AT&T in general, I’ve been with them for years, from BellSouth Mobility, through Cingular, and now to AT&T, and I’ve never had any problems with them whatsoever. You always read how horrible/evil they are online, but just like anything else, you only hear from the dissatisfied minority. The satisfied customers are content to just continue being customers. I have been one for seven years, and have had no reasons to consider leaving.

On the iPhone and the iPhone hate, I know I’m going to be labeled a “fanboi,” but I love mine (which I didn’t purchase until after the price drop). I am a fan of Apple’s products in general because they are very sturdy, well-made, and feature great interfaces. The iPhone interface makes the device. Virtually none of the features are novel and most have been done before (the visual voicemail is amazing though), but the execution of them in the interface is appropriate and natural. It is by no means perfect. There are a number of things that could have been done better, sometimes far better. There doesn’t seem to be a way to highlight and delete blocks of text. There doesn’t seem to be a way to intelligently zoom out in some of the applications. There are lots of other minor annoyances. I very strongly dislike the music player interface. I much prefer the classic iPod interface, and am not sure why anyone would consider buying the iPod Touch, when in my mind, it is stripping away all of the good parts of the phone and just leaving a music player with a crappy interface.