It’s Just a Phone
Thu, 17 Jul 2008.
I said I would revisit buying the iPhone in a month’s time so here I am.
In terms of coolness, I want the iPhone 3G more than ever. It lives up to the expectations I had, the App Store looks like it’s the bee’s pajamas. My one reservation would be the battery life. I never knew that using 3G would suck up battery so quickly. So much for next-gen technology.
In terms of cost, I still have a hard time convincing myself. It would be a very generous present to myself. I’d essentially be doubling my phone bill every month. And the upfront payment. And the cancellation fee for my existing service. And the tax of having co-workers and hipsters notice my shiny new gadget when all I wanted was a pocket-sized porn machine.
In conclusion, buying an iPhone would be my Christmas and Birthday present rolled into one. If I took the money and just bought like 15-20 stocks in Apple, I could use future earnings to offset my tech lust. But that’s about as sound a financial idea as trading my family’s last cow for magic beans.
