Apple, AT&T, and some crap about a new iPhone
So Apple announced their new 3G iPhone today, and I was seriously considering purchasing one. That is until I read these two articles.
This article posits that AT&T and Apple are making it so that one will need to activate the iPhone in the store, not at home, just like every other cell phone out there. That’s sort of the pain in the ass, but not as much as a small footnote at the bottom indicating that they’re trying to come up with some way to penalize people who don’t officially activate their iPhone within 30 days of purchase.
Just like all security features on the 1st-generation iPhone, I’m sure this will be broken in due time, but it’s still shitty.
The second article cuts through the reality distortion field that Steve and Apple tend to generate, and talks about how the new cheaper prices are a complete ruse. The new phones are more expensive, plain and simple.
Looks like Apple and AT&T are becoming less and less interesting in disguising how they’re trying to fuck their customers. Which, you know, is nice. For them.
I’m sure I’ll still end up with one at some point, but I refuse to play by their rules.