I don’t normally cover electronics. But this is special.
Apple released their new iPhones today, along with new iPhone software. However, since their registration servers are down, not only can new purchasers not use their expensive new phones yet, but if you, like me, tried to update your (now obsolete) iPhone early this morning, you were most likely rewarded with a brick, an iPhone rendered useless by an activation error. As I sit here, my iPhone can do nothing but sit there, look cute, and make one emergency call.
So, if you’re one of this site’s readers, and happen to have an iPhone, what’re you doing with your brick? While I’m considering scurrilously using my “emergency” call, in the meantime, I’m making an elaborate house-of-cards style contraption out of my bricked iPhone, a few law books, and other desk supplies on hand. I’d take a picture with my iPhone, but… well…
You can always count on Apple.
Posted by Sir Jebbington | July 11, 2008, 12:01 pmIt is a lovely brick.
Posted by Ames | July 11, 2008, 12:08 pmYou know, maybe I should’ve put out a warning to the general public saying that based on the insane level of interest in this thing, something tragic was bound to happen… This seems like the electronic equivalent of people getting trampled to death at a concert.
Sorry ’bout your brick. Steve Jobs had better send you a new one.
Posted by Dana Hunter | July 11, 2008, 10:52 pmI REALLY should’ve seen that coming, you’re right :-). Luckily, it was a temp-o-brick, just bricked for the workday… bastards.
Posted by Ames | July 11, 2008, 11:16 pmI’m glad it’s all better. ;-)
Someone just answer me one question here: how the hell did Apple not realize that offering the new iPhone and upgrading the software for the old ones would put an intolerable strain on the servers?
Corporations. Almost as reality-challenged as Bush.
Within the same ballpark, at least…
Posted by Dana Hunter | July 12, 2008, 10:06 pm