. . . It is also sad that people sit in front of a store for hours and hours for a bit of overpriced silicon, metal and glass...BUT, it's their lives, not mine. Who am I to judge? I'm guilty of equally stupid activities (like posting on this thread while I have loads of work to do).
You don't sound confused. You sound bitter...
In a few hours, they'll be able to FaceTime each other.The 2 guys in the photo have spent so much time on their Mac/iPhone/iPad they've forgotten the skill of conversation and are Twittering each other.
If it was a device that did something we could have only dreamed of in the past that could actually make our lives better I could understand
You don't sound confused. You sound bitter...
What's with all the judgement? I feel like you've just gotten too cynical as you've gotten older.
Didn't you ever get pure joy/excitement as a child when you waited on christmas morning to open a present? Or when older, maybe you got really excited about a new bike, or when a sequel to a movie that you loved comes out. These are all consumer items, but they do generate genuine "fun" for many.
As you get older there are fewer things you can get excited about, so I welcome when I can get excited about something.
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Your right it is good to get excited about things. But don't you think that the excitement has been artificially created rather than earned? Apple products are great and are supposed to work well, thats why they are slightly more expensive and you usually get what you pay for. It does not seem the case with the iphone4 maybe I'm wrong but I certainly would not take that risk.
As Public Enemy say "don't believe the hype"
Your right it is good to get excited about things. But don't you think that the excitement has been artificially created rather than earned?
I've had my iPhone 4 since launch day, and overall been very happy with it. I realize the connection issues are a real and big deal for many, but it hasn't affected me so far in my day to day use.
It really feels like a futuristic device. The same sort of feeling as when the first iPhone came out.
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Not particularly. A large percentage of iPhone 4 buyers are upgrading their iPhone. I'm guessing you don't have an iPhone.
In my situation, I use my iPhone a lot. It is my one most-used piece of technology. Work, email, phone calls, IM, games, etc... it gets a ton of use. And I suspect it's the same for many, so I think the excitement is genuine.
I don't know what you do day to day, but let's say you were a painter, and you particularly loved this one brand of brush that you used all the time, and a much better version comes out, you'd want to get it today. Not 4 weeks from now.
Similarly, people line up for sporting events. There's no sport I care enough about to do the same, I don't begrudge them doing it.
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I bet that AT&T only get about 8-10 units per store. That's the way that it has been on every other iPhone launch so I don't expect it to be any different for the iPhone 4.