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• We're creatures of "want", "need", "have to have" and this was bound to happen. It always does when the "latest, greatest" comes out. Suddenly what we have that was wonderful yesterday is suddenly not good enough.
  Although I believe it could have been a little less vituperative, I must agree with Jadams91.
  
  Was it really life and death that 10 million people HAD to have the newest iPhone on the same day it came out? What is wrong with the iPhone you have now that was most likely working just fine yesterday. Mine still is. Works great. Did I pay too much for it three months ago? Yes. Was I a bit disheartened to find out a newer version for almost 1/2 price was coming out 3 months after I bought mine? Sure. Did I get over it? Of course.
  We live in a technology driven age and the bottom line is regardless if you have the old iPhone, the new iPhone or a subatomic, 3D teleportation-communicator that can bend the time continuum, next year it'll be out dated, in 2-3 years it's going to be on loan to soldiers or abused women and in 5 years it's going to be junk. And this is stretch.
  
  If you rely on your phone for work and your livelihood, again I agree, today was probably the most unpropitious of days to rush out and get a new iPhone. That is unless my some ironic and cruel twist of fate your current phone was run over by the garbage man this morning, and not by any purposeful means of your own.
  Everyone was warned when Windows Vista came out.. Wait..don't jump the gun, there are bugs, it needs fixing. Maybe the iPhone 3G itself has no bugs, maybe it's just the process here but the philosophy is still the same. The first iPhone release was plagued with the same warnings. If you didn't learn then perhaps now would be a good time to do so.
  
  Both iPhone launches were so widely publicized and anticipated, there's no question Apple failed to prepare for the surfeit demand. It's no different with the gaming companies either. The Nintendo Wii has been out for nigh on 18 months and it's still difficult to find it stores. Not too mention many of it's most popular games.
  
  I'm sorry for everyone that is frustrated, aggravated and most likely without a phone now. We've gotten used to our technology. But if you can stop, take a minute and be truly honest with yourself I doubt anyone is unable to look in the mirror and say "You should have known better. What were you thinking? The ego wins again."
  Don't be hard on yourself, no use getting mad at either corporation here, it's happened before and it's going to happen again. It's called capitalism. Just wait until the iPhone 4G comes out or iPhone Pink, Blue, Green, or Lemon. Hopefully all of you here WON'T be one of those first in line.
  
  I hope all works itself out quickly for all of you but in the meantime, I hope you can stand back, take an objective look around you and realize it's all very trivial compared to the basic living and dying of every day.
  
  TLC In reply to: "Big problems between AT&T and Apple at iPhone 3G launch"

  July 11, 2008

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