Smartphone = Necessity

According to the New York Times the sale of Smart Phones is on the incline (a 25% incline this year)... This is no surprise to anyone who keeps their ear to the ground of tech, and it is my opinion that these devices are tremendously useful. That is assuming that you use the device for all it's worth, and sadly I believe that is NOT the case for the majority of owners...

These devices have become somewhat of a status symbol where the users have little to no clue as to how to properly use the phone, however they do know how to decorate them...
I speak from experience here... When I was in the customer service field I would ask iPhone users if they had upgraded their firmware to v2.3, and for the most part they had no clue as to what I was talking about... They did however have allot of great ring tones...

It is my opinion that their should have to do a test to purchase a "Smart-Phone", and if you pass you are allowed to purchase said phone; however, if you fail you get the "Dumb-Phone-that-lets-you-look-like-you-have-a-Smart-Phone-but-is-cheaper-and-can-change-colour-to-match-your-outfit"... I guess the marketing team will have to work on the name...

Finally in Conclusion, this is the End of this rant...