With hype high, iPhone may have to fight a flop

Iria · Jun 26, 2007, 05:13 AM

Source: Yahoo! News
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Not since Alexander Graham Bell has so much attention been lavished on a phone.

But the hype surrounding Apple Inc.'s media-playing iPhone could be a prelude to disappointment if it does not capture a wide market, technology veterans say.

As the press feeds the iPhone frenzy ahead of its U.S. launch on Friday, experts say the wireless device could easily top a long list of digital duds, all of them once touted as "The Next Big Thing."

LHC · Jun 26, 2007, 05:23 AM

All these articles about the iPhone hype are really bothering me to be honest, because truthfully, I personally don't see the hype at all.

Outside of these articles, I have rarely, if ever, seen/heard of somebody talking about how cool the iPhone will be. Whenever a commercial comes on for the iPhone, I don't see anybody being mesmerized by its sheer beauty

I dunno, maybe I'm just in the wrong part of the country, but I certainly don't see a big hype for the iPhone as all these articles are stating

Jun 26, 2007, 05:13 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	With hype high, iPhone may have to fight a flop Source: Yahoo! News ________ NEW YORK (Reuters) - Not since Alexander Graham Bell has so much attention been lavished on a phone. But the hype surrounding Apple Inc.'s media-playing iPhone could be a prelude to disappointment if it does not capture a wide market, technology veterans say. As the press feeds the iPhone frenzy ahead of its U.S. launch on Friday, experts say the wireless device could easily top a long list of digital duds, all of them once touted as "The Next Big Thing."

Jun 26, 2007, 05:23 AM	#2
LHC Stingy and Stubborn Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,325 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	All these articles about the iPhone hype are really bothering me to be honest, because truthfully, I personally don't see the hype at all. Outside of these articles, I have rarely, if ever, seen/heard of somebody talking about how cool the iPhone will be. Whenever a commercial comes on for the iPhone, I don't see anybody being mesmerized by its sheer beauty I dunno, maybe I'm just in the wrong part of the country, but I certainly don't see a big hype for the iPhone as all these articles are stating __________________