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Aargh! Another near miss!

I'm hanging out for an Android phone

I want an Android phone. It's the future of smart phones (excepting for those who are happy to be Steve jobs bitches), and I'll buy one as soon as someone makes one I want.

Which is proving a problem. Because manufacturers seem to think it's a ocmputer first, phone second, and the fashion of not having a keyboard is de rigeur no one's making one in the proper phone format.

Which is a portrait slider. And it's so frustrating. Dell has just announced a nince little number called the 'Lightning' - all the hardware anyone could require, and nicely presented with a decent slide out keyboard.

But it's going to run Windows 7 (pfft, give up already Balmer). But wait! Thee's a companion of the same design using Android instead! Hoora.... oh yeah, but it doesn't have the keyboard. Dammit!

Why? There's already a good selection of OLED screen Android phones sans keyboard, but the keyboard, all ready designed, already being built, is the single disginuishing feature that would set the product apart from competitors.

And I want one!