Want a iPhone 3G? Your buying options are limited
June 25, 2008
If you want a iPhone 3G, be prepared to wait in long lines at the local MacStore (if you even have one in your town)…or, your local AT&T store (again, if you have one in your town).
Today, I inquired via support.apple.com about what time on July 11th the iPhone 3G would go “live” and be available for purchase. I asked “will the phone be available for ordering online through store.apple.com?”
Answer: “The iPhone WILL NOT be available for purchase online”.
My reply: “WTF??!!?!?!?”
So here lies one of my many frustrations with Apple, and nails yet another nail in the proverbial coffin that is my relationship with Apple products. They hype their products up Soooooo much its crazy. I equate Apple to a crack dealer, and we poor consumers as hopeless crack addicts. We just can’t get enough of their crap. Its crazy.
Of course, those who complain the most about their dealer’s antics, are usually the worse kind of addicts.
Go figure.
I don’t anticpate that this “not sold online” thing will last long. I waited 6 months until purchasing my first generation iPhone, and it was available for purchase online. I assume that they won’t be selling it online until they have enough stock in from China. Of course, that is all speculation. I will probably wait as long as I can before succuming to my desire to have the 2nd gen iPhone 3G. On the other hand, I DO have a MacStore in my town. Thank Gadget.
