iPhone on Apple Store…will be back soon.
Today Apple launched the iPhone. This is old news. I haven’t followed it closely, but I decided to take this opportunity to give my two cents.
I read reviews to get perspective. I looked up the AT&T plan to gauge costs of ownership. Last on my list, shop Apple to get an idea what this feels like to buy.
Now, I should note I did not intend to make this purchase. In fact I was fully aware it’d be like trying to get a Nintendo Wii for the last six months. But I was surprised to see this message. So I changed the course of my review and decided to review this message - since it is on an iPhone.
First, I’ll start with the positives. It appears to have full signal strength. Starting at $59.99 per month with 450 talk minutes, this should be expected.
Second, battery life is full. And since it’ll be at least eight hours before the Apple store is back up and running, this is a good thing. Also, I guess in the world of on-line shopping 8 hours is a good example of “back soon”.
So the jury is still out on the iPhone. Is it revolutionary? Is it a dud? What is it?
I’m not going to make a prediction, however if I ever do find the change to put down $500+ on a phone, I really hope I get more than one color of Post-it note.
July 1st, 2007 at 12:06 pm
I think I’m lucky living in Japan, else the temptation might be too much. Not avail’ in Japan until next year. I think–and this goes for white goods and electronics–don’t buy the first generation. Wait until 2nd or 3rd; by then, they’ve usually ironed-out the bugs.
A good example (bad for me) was buying a first generation MacBook: now I’m stuck with the sticky/squeaky mouse button and plastic discolouration. You live and learn…