Apple iPhone...
Jun 29, 2007 | 12:09 pm
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Do you guys remember the hype for 'It' (a.k.a. 'Ginger', a.k.a. Segway) a couple of years ago and the Sony PS3 hype not too long ago? None of those products turned out to be huge successes and the iPhone may go the same way if the text input and the talk quality is as bad as previews have hinted.
Reminds me of all the fools who paid a huge premium on ebay or waited on Thanksgiving night for the PS3 last year. Turns out to be a big dud, and Sony is getting its butt kicked by the Wii.I think the iPhone will be a success as a multifuction device a la Palm Treo or some of the new blackberries. But the phone is at the heart of it, and people are going to be disappointed with that compared with the nice clamshell phones that you can get for free. And watch out when those batteries start to die - who is going to want to give up their phone for a week for battery servicing (like you do with ipods)?
That being said, I would love to have one....if apple is ever able to cut a deal with verizon or sprint.
Jun 29, 2007 | 12:10 pm
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Jun 29, 2007 | 12:28 pm
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Jun 29, 2007 | 12:42 pm
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Looks like the new version of iTunes has problems. I installed it and went back to 7.2 becuase of the problems. Hope that they get it figured out today or else some people won't be able to activate their iPhone!
Jun 29, 2007 | 12:49 pm
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Jun 29, 2007 | 1:07 pm
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Not related to iPhone - but
The iPhone - I'm going to do what I always do - wait for the 2nd generation to come out. Cheaper, and with fewer bugs.
Jun 29, 2007 | 1:14 pm
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Take a Look...
iTunes 7.3 Problems
Once you upgrade (on some machines) it won't save the iTunes file with any changes you make to playlists/adding songs/etc.
iTunes 7.3 Problems
Once you upgrade (on some machines) it won't save the iTunes file with any changes you make to playlists/adding songs/etc.
Jun 29, 2007 | 1:26 pm
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Jun 29, 2007 | 2:15 pm
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Take a Look...
iTunes 7.3 Problems
Once you upgrade (on some machines) it won't save the iTunes file with any changes you make to playlists/adding songs/etc.
iTunes 7.3 Problems
Once you upgrade (on some machines) it won't save the iTunes file with any changes you make to playlists/adding songs/etc.
Jun 29, 2007 | 2:47 pm
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As of 4PM in NYC Midtown
I looked at the lines near our work place - ATT Store on Boradway & 54th - 24 people in the line.... 
Walked over to AppleStore on 5th Ave - about 300-400 people standing in the line - 300 gawkers looking at the zoo -
Kazillion print and media reporters and support people, 6 TV trucks and few dozen TV cameras. Free chairs to sit,T-shirts and sandwiches for people sweating out .... and regular folks going about their daily lives... welcome to a media hyped non-event.
Walked over to AppleStore on 5th Ave - about 300-400 people standing in the line - 300 gawkers looking at the zoo -
Kazillion print and media reporters and support people, 6 TV trucks and few dozen TV cameras. Free chairs to sit,T-shirts and sandwiches for people sweating out .... and regular folks going about their daily lives... welcome to a media hyped non-event.
Jun 29, 2007 | 2:54 pm
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I looked at the lines near our work place - ATT Store on Boradway & 54th - 24 people in the line....
Walked over to AppleStore on 5th Ave - about 300-400 people standing in the line - 300 gawkers looking at the zoo -
Kazillion print and media reporters and support people, 6 TV trucks and few dozen TV cameras. Free chairs to sit,T-shirts and sandwiches for people sweating out .... and regular folks going about their daily lives... welcome to a media hyped non-event.
Walked over to AppleStore on 5th Ave - about 300-400 people standing in the line - 300 gawkers looking at the zoo -
Kazillion print and media reporters and support people, 6 TV trucks and few dozen TV cameras. Free chairs to sit,T-shirts and sandwiches for people sweating out .... and regular folks going about their daily lives... welcome to a media hyped non-event.
The second gen version will probably be about the same price but with more memory and maybe 3G.
There will be lower-priced ones but it'll be like the 1GB Nano. Sure the cost of entry is cheap but you might end up buying the higher-priced model for more features.
Jun 29, 2007 | 3:58 pm
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I was by that suburban ATT store around 5ish. There were more people in line than I thought there would be, prob between 20-30.
One minute to go....
One minute to go....
Jun 29, 2007 | 4:02 pm
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Hm, looks like online Apple store won't sell until 6pm PACIFIC. Well, it was either east coast gets screwed or west coast gets a 3-hour bonus. Guess it's the former.