iPhone Launch minus two days
Only two days remain for the official launch of the iPhone. Lucky Americans will be able to buy it on Friday, and we Europeans will have to wait a couple of months, or get a flight to NYC.
Everyone is talking about the iPhone. On the Internet and in the streets. People either hate it or love it, but they talk about it anyway. And there is no such thing as bad publicity. Even when John "Insane" Dvorak talks about the iPhone, comparing it to Hitler's invasion of Poland, the iPhone expectation seems to increase.
Since its introduction in January, there hasn't been a month where we haven't talked about the iPhone. Whether were new features, praises or criticisms, every iPhone movement was always commented on blogs, traditional newspapers and TV.
The iPhone is probably the most awaited and sought-after product in history. I can't recall any other product that has had such a superb marketing campaign.
For instance, I own a Nokia 8800, probably one of the nicest but least featured phones out there, and I've never owned a multimedia or internet-enabled phone, except for a couple of Blackberries, which I eventually stopped using because receiving mails instantly finally bothered me.
Additionally, I find phones like the Nokia NSeries completely useless. I mean, I don't need a 5-megapixel camera in a phone, the internet capabilities of those phones are pointless, and the software is rubbish.
But the iPhone is different. A full featured internet device, with an amazing software and interface I want to get my hands on as soon as possible. And it has an Apple logo!
So two days before the introduction of the iPhone, reviews are starting to come in. One of the best ones so far has been the one by David Pogue, from the New York Times.
America's favourite scotsman (excepting Sean Connery, I guess), Craig Ferguson, interviewed Henry Winkler about the iPhone. The following excerpt of the conversation summarizes the publicity the iPhone has had over the months.
Craig: Is the iPhone as great as they say?
Henry Winkler: I have a beautiful wife, I have amazing children, I have health. I would sell everything for that iPhone.
Craig: That's quite an endorsement. Have you tested an iPhone.
Henry: No, I have seen a picture of it, though. It looks amazing!
Everyone is talking about the iPhone. On the Internet and in the streets. People either hate it or love it, but they talk about it anyway. And there is no such thing as bad publicity. Even when John "Insane" Dvorak talks about the iPhone, comparing it to Hitler's invasion of Poland, the iPhone expectation seems to increase.
Since its introduction in January, there hasn't been a month where we haven't talked about the iPhone. Whether were new features, praises or criticisms, every iPhone movement was always commented on blogs, traditional newspapers and TV.
The iPhone is probably the most awaited and sought-after product in history. I can't recall any other product that has had such a superb marketing campaign.
For instance, I own a Nokia 8800, probably one of the nicest but least featured phones out there, and I've never owned a multimedia or internet-enabled phone, except for a couple of Blackberries, which I eventually stopped using because receiving mails instantly finally bothered me.
Additionally, I find phones like the Nokia NSeries completely useless. I mean, I don't need a 5-megapixel camera in a phone, the internet capabilities of those phones are pointless, and the software is rubbish.
But the iPhone is different. A full featured internet device, with an amazing software and interface I want to get my hands on as soon as possible. And it has an Apple logo!
So two days before the introduction of the iPhone, reviews are starting to come in. One of the best ones so far has been the one by David Pogue, from the New York Times.
America's favourite scotsman (excepting Sean Connery, I guess), Craig Ferguson, interviewed Henry Winkler about the iPhone. The following excerpt of the conversation summarizes the publicity the iPhone has had over the months.
Craig: Is the iPhone as great as they say?
Henry Winkler: I have a beautiful wife, I have amazing children, I have health. I would sell everything for that iPhone.
Craig: That's quite an endorsement. Have you tested an iPhone.
Henry: No, I have seen a picture of it, though. It looks amazing!
