Let me begin by apologizing for even having to write about the iPhone because I already feel like there are enough people out there who have pointed out all the faults of the damn thing, but I have hit a breaking point and need to bitch...and not about the phone itself, but all the freakin morons who want this trendy piece of shit.

When I ask people why they want the iPhone, do you what they usually answer?  It looks "cool".  And surprisingly enough, I think that is the ONLY acceptable answer, but my next question usually puts it all in perspective:

Beyond how it looks, what features do you want it for?  And the answer 99% of the time:  "To play mp3's on my phone."

And I shit you not, people want the iPhone for a feature that exists on pretty much every damn phone available on the planet these days, but they are too fucking dumb to realize this.  But what makes me really want knock these bastards out and shit on their chests is that they already have...drums please...an iPod.  That's right kids, an iPod.  Why the fuck would you buy a phone that does the exact same thing as something you already have and spend $599 on it?  Why?  Not only that, but using the mp3 feature of the iPhone really drains the battery (which is not easily replaced).  These people are going to look wicked cool when they get ass raped in the woods and can't call the police cause their "walking" music killed the phone.

Staying on the subject of mp3's, you can't even use them as ringtones on the iPhone!!! Instead you have to download the ringtones from AT&T still.  How was this feature missed?  Morons!

(On a side note, how is that a ringtone costs $3, while I can get the entire song for 99 cents?  Somebody should be suing someone over this, but I digress.)

What cracks me up even more are the people who are planning on canceling their current cell service and paying the penalties in order to get the iPhone which is only on AT&T.  In New England, where I live, the best service available is Verizon flowed by Sprint.  So to summarize, these people want to pay a fine for shittier service in order to play mp3's on their phone.  How hard does your mom have to drop you on your head as a child for this to seem logical?  Maybe their dad slammed them down like a football while pretending to score a touchdown and doing the Icky Shuffle.

Seriously, these people make my head want to explode.  The iPhone does not send video or picture messages, does not have a flash for the camera, has a slow internet connection, no GPS, has a pain in the ass keyboard, a touch screen that you will constantly be cleaning and that has dead spots, plus you need to sell a kidney in order to buy it.

If you want to buy an iPhone, fine, but use your brain before you run out and buy something that looks "cool".  Not everything that Apple makes is worth the money (AppleTV anyone???). There are plenty of other phones out there that are much better than the iPhone with touch screens and all the features that this phone lacks AND you don't end up looking like a trendy moron who is just trying to fit in. 

WAKE UP PEOPLE!!! 

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