Forget the Ides of March, July the 4th, and all those other supposedly memorable dates. The ultimate day to remember was the one just passed – Friday, June 29th. iPhone Day!
Seriously, talk about anti-climax…. After all the hype about queues that would stretch around the block, the most that were counted at any one time at a Cordova AT&T location was 20 – all of whom got into the store (the inside of which was protected by two armed guards, mind you!) to buy the new Apple smart-phone treasure within an hour of waiting.
Still, there was excitement in the air – especially at the Germantown Apple Store, where customers were invited to play with actual iPhones (that were hooked safely to table-tops, of course).
Although the 8-gigabyte model — priced at $599 (or $600 in earth-language) — sold out at at least one AT&T store, there seemed to be enough $499 4-gigabyte models to go around of the combination iPod, cell phone, camera, and bona fide readable Internet device. And restocking was bound to be just around the corner..er, block.
A great leap for mankind? Hmmmm. Dunno. Still depends on who’s calling, doesn’t it?
