Thumb War
Toronto has always been a BlackBerry town, but with Apple’s iPhone heading north, the time has come to pick your fruit. Our prediction is total techie warfare. Here, a guide to recognizing the foot soldiers By Stéphanie Verge
| iPhone | Category | Blackberry |
|---|---|---|
| Himself, obviously. | Employer | Need you ask? The boy’s all Bay Street. |
| Never the same (overpriced) stylist twice. Still searching for the perfectly mussed “What? This old thing?” coif. | Mop shop | A between-meetings visit to the same barber he’s been seeing for years. Loyalty is key. |
| "I’ve seen you somewhere before. Were you at the Planet B-Boy screening at Hot Docs?" | Pickup line | "Let’s see what else we can get to vibrate." |
| Jian Ghomeshi. | Hero | Warren Buffett. |
| Hours. Long enough to download the entire Pixies box set. | Time spent on iPhone/Blackberry per day | Hours, divided into billable six-minute increments |
| Wrongbar for shows, The Dakota for shots of Wild Turkey. | Fave bar | Bymark when he’s networking, the Drake’s SkyYard when he’s feeling craaaazy. |
| The hot Booster Juice girl. Ran into her on Ossington. | Recent conquest | The boss’s daughter. |
| A receipt from Soundscapes, a Bic lighter, ChapStick. | Pocket contents | Breath strips, a full money clip. |
| Riding his carefully scuffed bike to the aforementioned bars. And walking it home. | Workout regime | Circuit training at the Cambridge Club. |
Photographs by Richard Sibbald
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