Sucky BlackBerry Balls

As those who know me know, I am a “Crackberry” addict. And for about 3 years, I have stood by faithfully to the BlackBerry Curve. But as much as I have loved each of my Curves, none of them have loved me back. They all gave up on be before the year was up. And with all three of them, it all came down to the apparently, not made for serious use, trackball. Now granted, I’ve abused the ball with constant rolls and presses, but I think it should be able to stand up to a demanding texter/emailer/web-surfer. I mean, this phone at retail is $349.99. The manufacturers could, no, they should find a way to make this vital piece more stable. Granted, I have dropped it before but I’m only human. This is a man made device and I expect more.

Now, the whole point of me bringing this up is that yet another Curve has decided to give up on me. And yes, you guessed it; the ball is falling out of its place. Exibit A:

It’s only been just over a year, and the little plastic piece that is supposed to hold the ball no longer holds it in. I am now wondering on whether or not I should just give up on my love for my BB Curve. Should I get an iPhone? Should let go of my BBM (BlackBerry Messenger) addiction, accept that little apple into my world and enter the cult of pointless apps? In the words of

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