iPhone 3G for $199
Apple today announced the iPhone 3G, which will retail for $199. I think I may have wet myself when I heard that, and I’m about to go check and see, but I wanted to share with all of you my incredible sense of joy about this announcement before I did so.
Listen: I can actually afford a $199 product. I’m actually halfway there, in terms of how much I have saved. For me, my dying iPod, and my horrible Verizon cellphone, this is amazing, amazing news. Sure, it doesn’t come out until July 11, which is a bit further away than I would like, but that just gives me more time to save up.
How about the rest of you Geek Forcers? Are you interested in picking one up? I’m sure that I’m not the only one out there who is salivating about this. Apple has just guaranteed itself a huge boost in its marketshare, in my opinion.
Oh, and did you hear about MobileMe, which will apparently solve all of the synchronization issues I’ve written about previously? It’s only $99 a year, and it sounds great.
I am one happy monkey right now, one very happy monkey.
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RoboYuji says:
I totally don’t care. All I really need in a cell phone is the ability to call people and text message. I hardly even use the camera on the one I’ve got, nevermind all that extra whizbangery.
I think I might be turning into an old man. Don’t mind me.
Jason Martin says:
I think I had the same reaction you did, Chris. I actually already decided long before yesterday that I would buy the next generation iPhone, and I was saving as if it would be released at the same price points as the original iPhone. BOY, AM I STOKED NOW!!!
The only news to temper my enthusiasm is the release date. I’ve barely been able to hold on waiting for this announcement. I can’t imagine how I’ll get through the next month.
I wrote my iPhone thoughts on my blog: http://www.jasonmartinmft.com/
ChrisClark says:
Nah, Erik. The iPhone’s just not your cup of tea, and that’s fine. I mean, if you’re an old man, then that means I’m an old man, and I’m not ready to be an old man yet.
Jason, I’ve been thinking the same thing. But, then again, my next month is so busy that I think it’ll go by like nothing at all. What I’m really concerned about is the fact that I have about sixty things to do that weekend and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get one on release day. I was really looking forward to not only being an early adopter, but a really early adopter.
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