Hugh Chaloner
2007-07-01 11:12:26 UTC
Is anybody else a bit nonplussed about the iPhone hype?
I mean it's a nice gadget an' all, but that's all it is, a smartphone
with a few gimmicky bits.[1]
And the fact that it isn't going to be available in these parts (Eire)
for quite some time is making me feel less than excited about it. A bit
like the iTunes Store for which we had to wait aeons. And then all of a
sudden the excitement was over and, well, it was just an e-shop after
all.[2]
I feel that His Jobness [3] has got the mix of hype, rdf, hyperbole and
marketing just right, considering even /this/ geographically remote list
has been frothed up into a tizzy. I'm kinda vaguely amused by some of
the iPhone vs: Brown column inches thing, but it's sad in a way; I mean
he could be such a /charismatic/ man if he didn't have to compete with a
glittery little gizmo of crystalline beauty. His Jobness may be getting
on, but he still steers a tight ship (insert appropriate metaphor) and
he hasn't lost his rdf touch. I'm just not quite as willing to swallow
it as whole as some of my compadres on this list.[4]
Anyway, 'nuff said, they've marched out of all the shops in north
Amerikay and they'll probably do the same here.
Hugh_C
[1] nice gimmicky bits at that ...
[2] in all liklihood I'll rush out and buy one the minute they're
available here
[3] sadly succumbing to the ageing process like the rest of us: 'the
senescence on display is jarring', see
<http://nymag.com/news/features/33524/>
[4] Having said that, I'm the eejit who just went out and paid the Apple
Tax by purchasing the BlackBook.
I mean it's a nice gadget an' all, but that's all it is, a smartphone
with a few gimmicky bits.[1]
And the fact that it isn't going to be available in these parts (Eire)
for quite some time is making me feel less than excited about it. A bit
like the iTunes Store for which we had to wait aeons. And then all of a
sudden the excitement was over and, well, it was just an e-shop after
all.[2]
I feel that His Jobness [3] has got the mix of hype, rdf, hyperbole and
marketing just right, considering even /this/ geographically remote list
has been frothed up into a tizzy. I'm kinda vaguely amused by some of
the iPhone vs: Brown column inches thing, but it's sad in a way; I mean
he could be such a /charismatic/ man if he didn't have to compete with a
glittery little gizmo of crystalline beauty. His Jobness may be getting
on, but he still steers a tight ship (insert appropriate metaphor) and
he hasn't lost his rdf touch. I'm just not quite as willing to swallow
it as whole as some of my compadres on this list.[4]
Anyway, 'nuff said, they've marched out of all the shops in north
Amerikay and they'll probably do the same here.
Hugh_C
[1] nice gimmicky bits at that ...
[2] in all liklihood I'll rush out and buy one the minute they're
available here
[3] sadly succumbing to the ageing process like the rest of us: 'the
senescence on display is jarring', see
<http://nymag.com/news/features/33524/>
[4] Having said that, I'm the eejit who just went out and paid the Apple
Tax by purchasing the BlackBook.
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