I wonder if the author realizes he's parroting Verizon marketing. Since Verizon realized the iPhone was more aesthetically polished, they decided to make the Droid's rough edges part of the brand.<p>They portrayed the Droid as androgynous and the iPhone feminine, and by extension, effeminate. Therefor, if you buy an iPhone, you're a sissy.<p>It was genius marketing, but let's not think its reflective of reality. 99% of the time chunky hard plastic with sharp corners is a sign of poor design rather than virulent masculinity.