I've been working a lot with Google App Engine in the past few months. I still maintain, as I reiterated recently in my Boagworld interview with Paul, that it's a great idea and has great potential. And the Google App Engine team has been wonderful in working with me and helping me out. Unfortunately, there are a couple of fundamental issues that must be addressed, and addressed properly, before Google App Engine can be taken seriously as a web application platform.

(And no, Java support is most definitely not one of them.)

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Yes, I actually lined up yesterday at 7.30am in front of the O2 store on Western Road.

Yes, after enduring my current hacked iPhone for close to a year at GPRS speeds, I was craving the promised 3G broadband speeds. The built-in GPS wouldn't hurt either.

Yes, I had no clue that I was setting myself up for a tremendous disappointment.

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