The media is sure quick to jump on anything wrong with the Apple Iphone. And all they can turn up is that it’s taking a few hours for a few customers to activate their phones. First off, did anyone think that a million or so people trying to activate their phones all at once late on a friday afternoon was going to go smoothly? Second, the people who can find it in their lives to sleep out overnight or wait for hours and hours can’t possibly wait a few more? Americans sure are impatient.
More importantly no one seems to be reporting on what the real breakthrough of this device is and that is: a true, just like at home, internet browser. This is not the dumbed down device version, it’s a full fledged browser. For the first time real mobile internet with all the media bells and whistles. That’s the point.