Public statement

[prog]

I am totally in-line for a new iPhone when Apple lifts the expected veil on the device's second generation next month. My little Sony Ericsson brick is four years old, covered in interfaces that nobody supports any more, and works so spottily that I've been asking clients who wish to have a voice meeting if we could use Skype instead. I tell them that I'm holding out for the new iPhones, rather than just picking up a replacement. They understand.

Hm... I actually told myself (and anyone in earshot) from the start that I'd be in as soon as it hit its first major revision, so in that way I'm kind of pleased with myself for holding out so long.

Comments

[keimel.livejournal.com]

oooh, yeah, cheap ones from other people.

I know that a certain college I used to work out will ALL upgrade theirs. I know that almost all the IT people who had Treo's slid over to the iPhone. They'll all do the upgrade thing again this fiscal too, I am sure.

[toonhead-npl.livejournal.com]

That simply astounds me. And I'm a kookoo for Apple. But I told myself last year that it's rare to be able to purchase an Apple product within minutes of it going on sale, so I figured it was probably my only chance plus I was waiting for this thing forever, so why not wait for hours in a mall to get one? At least if you want one there should be a slew of them available from upgraders.

[keimel.livejournal.com]

This college is just full of money anyway. Every year the new fiscal turns and half the IT staff or more just get the latest new smart phone. Since they're mostly Mac people anyway, they got a bunch of iphones with their budgets. Dropping $20k on iphones each year wouldn't phase them, I am sure. They did nearly that with Treos.

And yeah, upgraders should flood the market with v.1 iphones.