Not every smart phone will do: Apple's iPhone, for example, lacks the ability to cut and paste--a must for even light-duty editing and writing.

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But rather than condemn their litigation--which just might be making stepladders and lawn mowers slightly safer--I would criticize lawyers for something else entirely, and that is their writing ability. (It's a fair assumption that lawyers are drafting those encyclopedic hazard warnings.) I propose that consumer product companies fire the lawyers who write safety warnings.

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