Friday, August 10, 2007

Life with iPhone

Recently, I got myself an iPhone! For those that are unfamiliar with the iPhone, it is Apple's newest gift to mankind.

I'll spare the readers the long story. The short story is that my wife took my RAZR and I took the iPhone. I do feel like dishing out an interview to the audience:

How do I feel?
- Normal. Perhaps that's because it has been 3 weeks since I first got it.

How did I feel on Day 1?
- Surprised! Surprised with the fact that what Apple claims on its various ads, indeed is how the iPhone works.

Did I feel being on top of the world?
- Naah... I'd reserve those for
  1. the day my Std X results were out,
  2. the day my Std XII results were out,
  3. the day I got my 1st job at TISL (now IBM India), and
  4. the day a girl said "yes" to marrying me

Back to iPhone, what does it do that is life-changing for me?
  1. Gives me snob value, similar to the experience of owning a Mercedes (forget the repairs)
  2. Gives me phone features that I can actually use, OR at least feel like using.. Internet is just one of them.

What about some of the experts complaining about the inadequacies of the phone?
  1. They do have a valid point (esp. absence of high speed 3G network)
  2. Those inadequacies don't prevent me from buying an iPhone.

So what influenced me to buy an iPhone?
  1. The fact that my wife lost... yet another RAZR
  2. The fact that she was willing to settle for... nothing short of a RAZR
  3. The fact that a new RAZR would cost me $150 anyway
  4. The fact that an iPhone would cost me $500
  5. The fact that when Apple promises a feature, the feature does end up being a usable one
  6. Numerous video reviews posted on Google video. Unfortunately, I couldn't retrace the link to that one review which finally helped me go for iPhone. It was by a guy named "xavier".

Which feature in the iPhone do I like the most?
  • The Internet

On my shopping list, what is the next item that an average soul would consider a luxury?
  • Hmm.. difficult to say. A kid?!?!

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