600 Bucks: So Much Money, So Little Time
We ask PC World staffers how they might spend their $600 economic stimulus payment.
Greg Adler, Darren Gladstone, and PC World Staff
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Darren Gladstone, Senior Writer: T-Mobile has cheesed me off with its lousy data service for the last time! That's why I've earmarked some cash for a new phone (the HTC Touch) and a new carrier (Sprint, you'd better be good to me--don't hose me with hidden costs). The Touch is a sweet little device, and--I hate to say it--I find this Windows Mobile 6 cell a lot more useful than the *cough* iPhone *cough* (he says, while bracing for hateful comments from iFollowers).
Of course, my master plan could run into one little snag: upgraded Touches. The unlocked HTC Touch Dual comes to GSM carriers through Best Buy at the end of May. And then there's the recently unveiled Touch Diamond, which will make the iPhone "cri" when it launches later this year. The way I see it, I have two choices: Squirrel away my hush money until the dollar is actually worth more than kindling, or just let my newfound greenbacks "trickle down" to Bay Area bartenders. Decisions, decisions...
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