Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Caugh in the iPhone’s Gravitational Pull
Apple has posted details about the rate plans that customers will be seeing with their new iPhones.
Up until today, I’ve been saying that I would wait for at least version 2 of the iPhone to be released before I considered a purchase. You know: let them work out the bugs, see what kind of applications are developed for the li’l feller, see if the prices come down from their astronomical highs. Not that I didn’t want one. As soon as I saw video of the iPhone in action, I started trying to find reasons to buy one.
But I tried to stay strong. I tried to let my rational side keep me from being pulled into that full-on technolust state that overrides the logical decision making of every geek.
The rates are getting me, though. See, I’m already a Cingular/AT&T customer, so all I would need to do to have the iPhone is pony up the big bucks for the phone and then add on a $20/month fee for unlimited data for email and web service along with Visual Voice Mail and 200 text messages per month.
In my head, it isn’t “twenty dollars and the 500+ for the phone and activation”. No, I just keep hearing ”just twenty dollars.”
And that’s cheap. Except, of course, it isn’t; but just trying telling my brain that.
Good Lord, I hope all the other suckers wise consumers clean the shelves of the new iPhones before I have a chance to buy one. I think I need to stay away from Apple Stores and the Internet on friday…
Update: So there. And jPhone, indeed. L’chaim!
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I think you need bold instead of strikeout font there.
I’m pretty sure lots of peoples’ feelings are hurt right now, mister.
Lots of people? Uh, would that be the millions of people possessed by Steve Jobs’ version of the Goa’uld symbiote? You know ... the ones who extol the virtues of the Mac user interface while their eyes glow?
Or maybe the entire Crackberry community who think that a “smart” phone connects them to the office all the while seemingly ignorant of the fact that none of them can actually read to the end of an email before pressing “reply” where they meant “reply all” or vice versa? That “lots of people” ?
( One of my pet peeves as Few things annoy me more than Blackberry users - and most of those few things are French.)
Dude, you so need to buy an iPhone. If for no other reason than because I can’t. Everyone in my family (more importantly - everyone in my wife’s family - and the talk a lot) is on Verizon. We’re on Verizon at work, too. I’m pretty beholden to Verizon. So, old-buddy-old-pal, allow me this opportunity to live vicariously through your iPhone.
I’m pretty sure you shouldn’t be encouraging me in this. You’re supposed to be the voice of my conscience when I need it most.
Robin, most of my computing years have been spent with one flavor of an Apple OS or another. Most people wouldn’t call me an apologist, but I wouldn’t be too surprised if there weren’t a little glint in my eye when I think about all the wonderful things that Jobs has brought into my life.
Am I that one guy who has absolutely no interest in buying an iPhone?
No. There are probably at least two of you.
Dave, my old programming days were all Unix apps and systems. So you can guess my attitude.
Andy, its you and me.
You can sign me up for the I Could Give Two Shits brigade, as well. It’s a phone. It has a hard drive and a chip in it. Big fucking whoop.
Count me as #3.
...then again, I don’t even own a cell-phone, currently.
Moreover, I would prefer pretty much any other MP3 player in the world to an iPod. Right now I’m leaning heavily to the 8GB Sandisk e280 Sansa. The big selling point for me? Replaceable, rechargeable battery. I’ve already had one MP3 player become a paperweight due to the battery failing to take a charge anymore.
If necessary, I shall sacrifice my freedom from the Cult of Jobs in order to properly ascertain the threat posed by the iPhone. If it is truly such a threat to society, then you should allow the least crucial member to directly suffer the consequences.
(In other words, does anyone have a few hundred bucks I can borrow? Indefinitely? I would gladly pay you Tuesday, November 27th, 2012 for an iPhone today!)
Get a job, hippie.
I haven’t seen such a bold beggar since Paris.
I’m trying to decide whether my reaction is “Eh” or more of a “Meh”.
After a few patch releases, I expect the iPhOnE* will be yet another Apple product that does a fine job of doing something that I don’t particularly want done at a price I definitely don’t want to pay.
Other than that, though, “Yay”.
* I got your camel words right here.
Dude, I you can count on me to be your conscience on issues of grave importance. When it comes to such frivolous things like the iPhone or new tattoos, I’m not the go-to guy. Not that the release date of the iPhone ot new tattoos could be in any way chronologically similar. I’m just sayin’…
PS: I type much better before drinking a liter of Spaten Optimator.
PPS: Dave - You know what would be really cool to watch on your new iPhone? This. You have to look closely to understand the significance, but I have faith that you’ll figure it out.
I am thanking sweet baby Jesus that they aren’t releasing here in Vancouver. Because the new tattoo would totally have to wait for that.
So where’s the “I got mine” update?
Or are you still in line?
You resisted?
He’s too embarrassed to admit it, jed. Watch, he’ll pretend not to get one until after the blogger bash.
Oh, no. If I had the spare cash to pick one up, I’d be showing off at the bash and grinning like an idiot. Luckily for me, I have a little more sense than that.
For now.
See? Just as I predicted…
This sounds like the start of a good conspiracy theory wherein the absence of evidence is the most damning evidence of all.
You’re good.
Hey, you wouldn’t teach your grandma to suck eggs would you? Hehe.