1st timer should go for some more friendly OS like apple/symbian...
bb/winmo dun seems good to you, but its ur choice la...
all os oso not much diff,
just diff in terms of apps choice[iOS has the biggest apps market], os friendlyness
if u like entertainment, gaming etc. ~ apple/ android[try some froyo device since you got tons of budget, no need to save & get a cupcake right? XD]
if u still prefer some little basic smartphone & simplicity, u dun nid much apps...but having good camera etc. ~ NOKIA N8!!
if u go smart, business hard, lets go blackberrys
Added on November 7, 2010, 10:59 amyeah, thats y u pay cheaper, thats y AP will be ur friend

u pay cheaper then u shud deserve the risk, not everytime so lucky...
like u always said, u pay peanuts u get monkey XD
hmm ~~ would like to go for entertainment and gaming lo ~~ apple and android , which more suit for first time user? haha ~~ i scare too high tech i dunno how to handle ~~ ><