iPhone 3G: Copy and Paste is Not a Benefit

I’m not sure what Apple marketers are trying to accomplish with this new Apple 3G commercial.  

The ability to copy and paste is not a benefit, or even a feature worth spending 30 seconds promoting on television. Existing iPhone users will be happy to see the feature, but you can reach those people using AT&T’s subscriber databases.  For everybody else, this commercial draws attention to limitations of the phone.

I mean seriously, I could copy and paste on my first Palm Pilot, which I bought a decade ago… I’m just saying…