none wrote:
> 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.

You were one of those people, waiting on line, weren't you? <g>

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Notan