Rant: iPhone Ad Nauseam
June 20th, 2007
Seems like you can’t swing a dead cat without having iPhone “news” jackhammered into your skull. Yes, it’s coming out on the 29th. Yes, it looks cool. Yes, Apple has done a superb job of whipping the world into a frenzy of anticipation. But, <omg> I’m sick of the coverage. Egregious examples include the Apple Phone Show, MacBreak Weekly, and, oh, let’s say every Mac rumor site on the net.
Now, I’m not a hater. I love Apple stuff as much as the next guy. But for christsake, shaddup already, folks. The coverage has reached such a fevered pitch, you’d think this was the second coming of The Beatles featuring Elvis (the skinny Elvis, not an incarnation of the mayonnaise-and-banana-sandwich-eating-uppers-and-downers-popping version). I, for one, am about to vomit (especially after the mayonnaise-and-banana reference).
Reality check: this is a $600+ device before an incredibly overpriced and slow EDGE data plan and a 2 year contract ($1k+ without a contract, supposedly…good luck on finding one). Don’t forget that you’re shackled in the US to ATT, the fine, upstanding folks that helped the NSA spy on you.
Anyhoo, there’s no chance in hell my little rant here will shake some sense into the press and bloggers out there, but at least it let me vent a little. Now, move along. Nothing to see here?¢‚Ǩ¬¶
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