I swear to God, if I read, hear, or see one more thing that mentions the iPhone in a way that is not related to something technical and newly discovered* I will wait in line at my local at&t store, get one, open the box, and piss all over it before they activate the service.

Beyond that, I can’t wait for the “I-Couldn’t-Place-A-Call-Cuz-I-Have-No-Battery-Having-Listened-To-10-Tracks” backlash that will eventually hit the street. Not to mention the general issues with first generation hardware, or have people forgotten the broken DS Lite hinge or cracked display nano while both were in it’s first generation of hardware? Or the irreplaceable battery. Or the lack of upgradable memory. Or the inability to thumb type with it. which a few reviewers have noticed already. Or the ongoing outrage at enterprise IT departments that won’t support it for a long, long while. Hell, even Safari for Windows has been patched twice in beta.

Does anyone honestly believe this will be a perfect launch with a problem-free product that “just works”, much less live up to the amount of hype that has been generated?
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