iPhone 2.0

25/05/08 08:36
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I know a lot of people want the new iPhone but starting to wait on line now and checking imports? Please...get a life ! Apple has done a masterful job of creating buzz around the upcoming iPhone release on June 9th. By the time that day gets here people will be at a fever pitch to get their hands on the new iPhone. However it looks like this time there will be no shortages of iPhones so those who can't wait to part with their cash won't have to worry about when and where they purchase their phones.



I am one of the people who has an iPhone. I did no wait on line for it I ordered it from the store and was happy when it arrived at my doorstep. I am more excited about the software than the new iPhone itself. The new software means that I will be able to use my iPhone for work via the built in active sync that my company uses. I have to say that the keyboard for the iPhone is more difficult to use than the keyboard on my PDA. Apple needs to look at the usability of the built in keyboard a lot more and it would be nice if they offered a small foldable portable keyboard to use with the iPhone.


Now back to the "buzz" around Apple's products. Apple likes to keep its customers in the dark about new products supposedly for fear of tipping its hand to competitors. To that I say bullshit ! Steve Jobs showed off the iPhone long before it was available and competitors today are still trying to play catchup. Apple hides new products because they can and they know it creates a buzz among Apple loyalists. I mean when people post pictures of the "unboxing" of Apple products you know that there are an awful lot of people out there who are in dire need of social integration !


Unfortunately I have to admit that I am one of those people. I recently upgraded my iMac from a 2.8 MHz to a 3.08Mhz and I probably will get a new iPhone when they come out. Why? Because Apple, among all its faults makes damn good products that work a hell of a lot better than the competition. I just wish they weren't so smug about it.
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