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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Skips BlackBerry, iPhone, Going Android

By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010 at 10:00 AM

Mark Zuckerberg’s personal Facebook page let slip his feelings for BlackBerry, iPhone, and Android, a particularly touchy subject given Facebook’s involvement with all of those mobile platforms. By the sounds of it, Mark had worn his thumbs ragged on BlackBerry, tried an iPhone but was unsatisfied with reception and battery life, and unless he switches to Android before then, will likely get an iPhone 4. Contrary to Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook comment are reports that his phone actually was an iPhone 4. If that’s the case, and he’s still willing to go Android, maybe the iPhone 4 failed to impress a very important person in the tech industry. It’s also interesting that Mark Zuckerberg is siding with Google’s phone, after all of the trouble Facebook has had with the search giant.

Even for your average consumer, Zuckerberg’s choices seem pretty commonplace – BlackBerry’s all work, iPhone’s fun but has some prominent pitfalls, while Android seems generally well-rounded. Has anyone had a similar experience bouncing around the smartphone families?

[via Valleywag]

About The Author

Simon Sage

Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.

  • snowy

    He is a BIG EGO JERK!!!!

  • joe

    When did Mark Zuckerberg become an "important person in the technology" industry???

    • chris

      Um.. when he became the ceo of a technology company with 500 million+ users worth $15 billion? lol.

  • Eric

    I'm with Joe: when did he become an important person in the tech industry?

  • Lubomir

    What the hell is “Facebook ” ?

  • Peter Tosh

    I'm with everyone else. Nobody cares what Mark thinks. You look like a fool for writing about it.