[DM-MUG] boo hoo iPhone

[AB]

Personally, Bill, I wait anywhere from 8 months to 2 years to get a feel for if a pricey item is
worth buying. Being a consumer is a lot like gambling. lol. 

I love Apple, but experience has taught me (and not just of Apple) not to buy a first generation
of any electronic/technological device. Examples would be: The first generations of DVD players
which may have problems playing DVD-Rs or burned DVDs, G5s, Mac OS 10.0, Sony's Blu-Ray which
because of cutting corners during production of the PS3 sales are down, and a large percent of PS3
end up getting returned or exchanged. Sort of like an increasing number of iPhone owners. 

Out of curiosity I had been casually tracking job openings related to the iPhone. Haven't checked
since the release of the iPhone, but in July and August every other job opening at Apple was
related to the iPhone. The far runner up was for the support and development for Leopard.

Maybe people forget...
Companies often push production and then they also don't quite think of all the things and ways
their products are used or handled. Apple was pushing the iPhone in fear of competition releasing
something better and more profitable. They are also pushing the iPhone to buy more time to get the
kinks worked out of the new OS 10.5 Leopard since they didn't release it as expected back in
May/June. Which if you notice, with the iPhone, the new iPod Touch, and the new look of iMacs,
thhe marketing diversion worked. Thus, less pressure to rush the release of Leopard. I'd be
surprised if they release it in November as tentatively planned.


Angela Bennett
Specializing in Design


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