i love my blackberry, wouldnt trade it for any other phone. bbm is similar enough to sms and doesnt cost anything extra, keeps me and all my international buddies in touch without those steep international rates. now only if they would add skype to all the blackberries instead of just verizons'.
plus touch phones are for overgrown children, can't stand having to constantly retype things because i hit the wrong spot on the screen (definitely dont have sausage fingers either)