I’ve been using the new Storm now for about two weeks.  It of course has the later bug fixes which help with all the previously known problems that many users have experienced.  For years people have always known that first time out products have flaws.  My father always said to never buy a car the first year its made, they need time to work things out.  Today though with the “eternal” betas of Google we live in a beta culture.  Before Google most beta programs and products were relegated to a select few.  Now everything is beta.

Is it okay? I love being the first to try out a new beta web site. But I won’t spend money on a beta product. So I waited and here I am now blogging with my BlackBerry Storm, loving the click keyboard, and of course happy with the reliable Verizon service.  Some things are not worth the beta experience.  TiVo first gen users have always complained about that, so our beta culture should be clear now on what it means to have a first gen product.