Having spent the first five years of my professional career in journalism, I jumped at the chance to help configure a Wordpress blog for an industry insider - who will have to remain anonymous for now - who goes by the name, The Printer’s Devil.
The writing is good. It’s insightful and timely. The blog focuses on small newspapers, something I’m quite familiar with on a very personal level.
Add this to your reads. It’s worth checking out.
And it makes me sad.
Oh Apple, you and your sexy products and useful functions. How you tease me.
The day the iPhone came out, Amy was gracious enough to be patient with me as we went to the AT&T store to check it out. Thirty minutes later, I let someone else play with it and I went on my merry way.
No, I didn’t get one, and probably won’t anytime soon. It’s not that I don’t have the cash, because I do. I could totally go get one today if I wanted. But doing so would violate a couple of rules I’ve learned to play by with technology and Apple products.
I’d be willing to overlook both of those rules if the price was was lower, but $500 was way too steep for my blood. Sure, Apple sold a crapload of iPhones since the launch, but I’d wager it could have been more - much more - had Apple dropped the price some. But what do I know?
But let me say this, if you get a chance, head to an Apple or AT&T store and check it out. After spending a little bit of time with its amazing interface, I could see the future of computing.
The future of computing lies within a touch-screen interface. I believe we’ll have a mouse and keyboard for some time to come, but massive adoption of touch-screen technology will revolutionize the industry.
I’ll just have to stick with my trusty Razr for now until the prices come down. Truth be told, I’d rather have the iPhone’s features without the phone, but Apple has overlooked iPod fans for so long, I’ve given up hope of seeing that anytime soon. By soon, I mean September, when I’ll likely switch to the Archos 605 for my media and portable Wi-Fi communication needs.
What about you? Did you get the iPhone or did you manage to resist the pull?