(a) It’s only a few weeks to Macworld, where Apple Computer is expected to release a smart phone
similar to the BlackBerry, and:
(b) I haven’t antagonized Apple fans in a while. It’s my birthday this week, after all, and I need to get more fun out of turning 45 than just counting the new moles on my back.
So, anyways, Apple is slated to come out with a new phone. Reports say that it will have a slide-out keyboard, 4GB or 8GB of storage, and work on CDMA or GSM cellular networks. It will start at $249 before subscription rebates.
And it will largely fail.
Initially, of course, it won’t look that way at all. As with any Apple product release, it will be ushered into the world on a wave of obligatory gushing. "It’s the greatest advance in communication since cave painting," some will proclaim. "Like Star Trek, but without the clingy Qiana shirts." The Apple phone flop | Perspectives | CNET News.com