Notan <notan@ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote:

> >>> Probably would've been a better move by Apple from the get-go. At
> >>> least people don't expect to be able to use an
> >>> iPod like a pocket computer, unlike the iPhone which screams "look!
> >>> I'm a PDA" but can't run software.
> >> The iPhone simply screams, "Look, I'm a really cool multi-function phone
> >> where everything is easy to use and intuitive."
> >>
> >> That's what people have been waiting for. That's why it's selling.
> >
> > 100% correct, and that's why it has become the fastest selling cell
> > phone in history.
>
> You don't think "hype" had anything to do with it?

I don't think there was any "hype" surrounding the iPhone, just lots and
lots of actual/truthful information. Apple's ads were straight to the
point and lacking in any "hype". Watch them, it's very much "just the
facts".

http://www.apple.com/iphone/ads/ad1/

The word "hype", would mean something that couldn't be delivered, or was
"grandiose"... and with the iPhone, everyone agrees that it delivers
exactly how Apple advertised it, BUT much more.

So if you want to get "technical" there was "less hype" that what the
product actually delivered.

Sure the media got a little carried away, but even with that, there was
little "hype" after the fact. the iPhone is easily the best smart phone
on the market, and everyone agrees with that.