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Obviously this is not going to attract the tech junkie, but it wasn't designed to either. Old people will go apeshit over this.]]>Sep 4th 2007 4:44PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Sep 4th 2007 5:31PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Sep 4th 2007 5:32PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Sep 4th 2007 6:00PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Sep 5th 2007 3:54AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Sep 5th 2007 12:24PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/
First off: Wether you like it or not, this phone WAS designed with older folks specifically in mind, however even though you did quote me on it you obviously looked over my "(but not limited too)", meaning anyone who wants the phone obviously can have it, and obviously not just old people will want this phone.

"Stop clinging to this ridiculous idea that only Silicon Valley technojunkies use cell phones! And please give up your other ridiculous assumption that every old person would be sporting the latest phone gizmo if only the keys or fonts were bigger."

How you came to this ridiculous assertion is especially beyond me. You clearly missed the part where I said part of the reason old folks (but not limited to, again) will like this phone is because it's affordable AND BASIC, as well as the large buttons and fonts.

Dude, I freakin SELL CELL PHONES, I know damn well what different types of customers want and probably a hell of a lot more than you do.

I ask you to please fully read my posts and make sure you completely comprehend them before jumping to wild conclusions about my assumptions and making yourself look foolish in the process... for your own good.

Thank you, and have a wonderful day :-)
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1) Cell phones (at least where I sell them) aren't that expensive, even for ones that have a lot of functionality. Can you afford about $40? How about those "new-fangled" RAZRs that are made just for us "technojunkies"? They're free.

2) It's ironic that I read about this: while I've always had customers (usually middle-aged to seniors) who want "just a phone, nothing fancy." And just 3 days ago, I had a customer specifically ask me for a phone with big buttons and a big font for the screen. Now that I see this, I think, "wow, I guess Verizon's aware that that's a popular demand."]]>Sep 4th 2007 8:27PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/How much more affordable do you need?]]>Sep 4th 2007 9:14PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Sep 5th 2007 12:42PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Sep 6th 2007 10:09PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Sep 6th 2007 11:28PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Sep 7th 2007 1:49AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/
It's not all about key size. And if it doesn't provide an advantage, how do you explain the additional features of larger fonts, color coded inputs, hearing aid capability, and ICE buttons? I would say someone with a physical or visual handicap would benefit from those features. Creating a device centered around certain benefits directly targets specific populations and gives them advantages. If VZW wanted to create a phone targeting people who want "cheap", then they wouldn't have expended the effort to ADD features.]]>Sep 23rd 2007 9:07PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/09/04/verizon-launches-simple-wireless-coupe-flip/Nov 12th 2007 11:24PM