This idea seemed quite unusual when thought crossed my mind recently. But then I saw a link on the website of Gruber in this photo on Flickr. Subsequent observations indicate clearly that they are not alone in holding my iPhone in excess of those that came before. No longer do I scour the Internet for news of the next great thing (unless it is iPhone related, of course).
iPhone for life (I am not a tattoo guy, but if I were ...) is a concept I absolutely believe in. It seems terribly shortsighted and absolute, I realize, but I have faith in Apple. The company has proved once again that you can innovate and lead the pack. With my iPhone, I have all the features in my pocket that I could never get care. The army of developers will flood the App Store with hundreds of new applications each week, which means you'll always find what I want to extend the capabilities of my iPhone. Since the competition, like Palm Pre, hits the streets, applications have become a big deal. And while marketing departments have hung their hat on 'Programs', as word of late, you're playing catch in a big way.
Beyond its iPhone, Apple has turned the act of purchase - and use - its product into something special. The drawings alone inspire awe and enthusiasm. Apple is beginning to them, also offers free fields as well as children can learn to love their products while they are impressionable (my child is placed in the Summer Camp at the local store over the next couple of weeks, and is fully powered on it). Addition of free technical support and workshops held so much more. There is a feeling that you belong to something when you have an Apple product, and this is what I think makes the sticky label, as it is today. Apple is not just a brand, is a culture.
I have seen firsthand how the iPhone has taken the iPod "Halo Effect" to the next level. Many friends have chosen to iPhone over the past 24 months. These are the smartphone loved so much that we got excited to take the plunge into a new system as well. (Some are still going for a MacBook just because it figured sync with their mobile phone easier - at least, a great excuse to jump on the bandwagon!) Once you have taken this step, almost unanimously, have asked me how long had the PC for so long, when such a terrible alternative was there waiting.
Not everyone is a gadget junky, like myself tend to be. This life tends to be a neglect of the gadgets you have, while drooling on what will hopefully come. But I've found my happiness with the iPhone. Using the iPhone is just a great experience, not necessarily perfection (blasphemous!), The mind, but it is really a joy to use. Apple had me as a customer with his life computer. But the iPhone has its mode set in a niche in my life that, for a very long time, is up for grabs. No longer - iPhone for Life, baby!
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