"Carl" <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote:

> > Point well taken. But if you heard the mutants that they interviewed
> > in NY... God help us if they are the majority
> >
> I get your drift. Many years ago, I had to be the first one to own the
> latest copy of WIndows, so appeared at a CompUSA store at 12 midnight. But
> there was no line in order to do this.
>
> I think you have to be nuts to stand on line all night to get a device that
> can be in your hands one day (or even one week) later with no line. You'd
> think, as well, that the fanatics would have learned by having been burnt by
> Apple after the first iPhone introduction.

you are forgetting the fun social aspect of it all... i've done the
waiting in line thing, and it's a blast... the people you meet in the
apple community are very enlightening.

and no, nobody was burnt by the 1st iphone intro, sure people lost $100
several months later, but by and large, everyone LOVED the experience, i
even got a free iTan and apple ended up paying me about $35 for the
first year of use of the their iphone... cool.

> There's no comprehending the human condition.

at least apple users are rational, they just are excited about paving
the way for others to follow...