I have frequently grumbled about Steve Jobs and all his works, but I am, I fear, tightly ensnared by Apple Inc. -- and, if truth were told, always have been. A sucker for great design and bloody-minded champion of the underdog, that's me.
The recently ranted death saga of iPod #2 was resolved some weeks later with the purchase of a replacement pod (three time lucky?) and a very very cute new 20" iMac (again, a third in a series). It's big but slim, it has a nimble brain and huge capacity, and the internal airport wireless thingie is top notch. Additional expense was incurred with a Scandyna amp to connect and power the Minipod speakers. And of course, there was the wasted ££ on the Leopard OS that didn't take to the iMacG4.
..But now were back online, happily wired and running down a dream. Just a shame that >£1,200 was the not-so-trifling sum to get it all up and running again.
And while I was some time ago 'dissing' the iPhone for its obvious shortcomings, I am succumbing to a rabid craving for the soon to arrive 3G model -- which I sense will live up to the promise that v1 failed to deliver on.
I just hope there are still some left in London the week following next Friday's global launch and inevitable retail outlet feeding frenzy. There's no way I'm going to queue for hours outside the Apple Store, O2 or Carphone Warehouse..
..am I?
