Nov 11
It seems the iPhone wasn’t such a fad overseas. In fact it drew almost no special attention, save that of journalists trying to cover a big story. One store employee was even quoted as calling the empty store “an average Wednesday afternoon”. It seems all the hype was simply that, hype.
November 11th, 2007 at 11:32 am
I am not sure they wanted to generate hype this time. Given the large volume of shops offering it in the UK, O2, Apple, and Car Phone Warehouse I think the demand was spread thinly. I think if they wanted to really hype it up they would have restricted the launch to 2-3 stores in cities so instead of 20-30 people at a shop they had a longer and more active queue.
That and the fact the tariff is shocking
November 14th, 2007 at 6:20 am
Ok, but we have to realise what the iPhone really is. It doesnt have the latest features/technology (its a couple of years old in that respect) and other phones offer twice the bang-for-buck. The iPhone is merely a fashion item for those with money to burn. If thats what you like - go for it. If you want a real phone - look elsewhere.