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The recent announcement of a software development kit and the Microsoft Exchange Activesync support for the iPhone has raised the eyebrows of a few users who have remained hesitant from switching to the iPhone. Our own Brandon Miniman even exclaimed that now that the iPhone has Exchange support, various device form factors was the only reason left to stick to Windows Mobile.

On the contrary, here are 42 reasons you still don’t want an iPhone:

1. You realize that having tactile hardware buttons is a faster and easier to use interface in many mobility-related scenarios
2. You realize that being able to search contacts instantly after turning on the device is much easier for making phone calls.
3. You like to use voice recognition to make phone calls, request appointment status, play music, request phone status, search contacts, launch programs, search locations (Live Search), etc.
4. You like to see a clear view of your important daily information on the home screen without having to open individual programs or go through an unlocking procedure
5. You like to hear your text messages, email subjects, caller ID names, appointment reminders and media selections announced audibly using text-to-speech.
6. You hate iTunes
7. You realize that Coverflow is a gimmick and really makes it difficult to find music compared to typing something and letting the media library find matches for you (or using Voice Recognition).
8. You like to use any variety of GPS Navigation programs that have been in testing and development for years and support many destinations all over the world (without requiring an internet connection).
9. You like having GPS hardware built-in
10. You like to listen to music on wireless stereo speakers, wireless car stereos, or wireless headphones using the Bluetooth A2DP profile
11. You like to receive MMS messages
12. You like to run memory resident instant messaging or other enhancement applications that don’t close when you switch to another program. (more info)
13. You like to do UMTS video calls
14. You like to record video and send video emails while out and about
15. You prefer a CDMA carrier
16. You prefer UMTS/HSDPA internet access
17. You use SIP voice over IP telephone services at work, home, or while roaming internationally
18. You like to use Skype
19. You use Tasks in Outlook
20. You use Notes in Outlook
21. You like to access network file shares
22. You want to upgrade or swap out your storage card
23. You want to be able to put in a fresh battery when battery life gets low instead of carrying multiple chargers around.
24. You like to automatically synchronize your favorite recorded TV shows in Media Center instead of buying them.
25. You like to synchronize TiVo TV shows on your phone automatically
26. You need to be able to repurpose data found in other programs by copy/pasting it into something else
27. You use OneNote and synchronize with your desktop
28. You want to use optical character recognition on business cards
29. You like to use Sling Player to watch TV
30. You like being able to manage your website favorites from your desktop
31. You like to use Java Midlet applications
32. You need to edit Microsoft Word and Excel documents
33. You like to switch between input methods based on what’s most appropriate to your current task
34. You like to use handwriting recognition
35. You need to record voice notes, lectures, or interviews
36. You need to use Remote Desktop/Terminal Services or VNC
37. You need to manage a server using SSH
38. You need to show PowerPoint slides on a projector
39. You don’t want to wait for software to be developed when the same functionality has been available for years (decades) on other platforms
40. You have a job that already relies on existing or custom developed mobile applications
41. You need to use your phone while wearing gloves or having long finger nails
42. You want to do all of these things for less money than an iPhone
43. You don’t want to have to buy proprietary Apple chargers
44. You want to run emulators on your phone without voiding your warranty.
45. You want to play games with hard buttons, instead of pretend buttons.
46. You want a high res screen instead of half-VGA.
47. You want to develop for your phone and you don’t live in America (the only place where its legal to have the iPhone SDK at present).
48. You don’t want Apple to know all the apps you buy.
49. You want to watch video in codecs other than mp4.
50. You want strip poker on your phone (disallowed by the SDK rules).
51. You want to use your phone as a dial-up modem.
52. You want a bigger choice of carrier than one per country.
53. You want a Sim-free phone.
54. You want a better camera than 2 megapixel.
55. You want to develop an app but don’t want to give Apple a cut of your revenue.

Now of course some of you iPhone fans are going to mention that maybe someday some of those features will be added to the iPhone through a ROM upgrade or through purchasing applications from 3rd party developers. That may be true, and maybe throwing pennies in a wishing well while wearing ruby slippers will help out with that. In the meantime, Windows Mobile users will continue using more powerful mobile devices with far less limitations.

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