"Notan" <notan@ddressthatcanbespammed> wrote in message
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> 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>
>
> --
> Notan

It's just a shame he wasn't waiting in line the day they were handing out
brains.