Well, in less than 12 hours, the first 3G iPhones will go on sale in the U.S. (Apparently, they're already available in New Zealand). And the geek universe is going crazy. Techcrunch reports that some enterprising souls have already unlocked the new iPhone 2.0 OS. Look for iPhone Pimping to follow quickly. As a matter of fact, the whole front page of Techcrunch is suitably devoted to iPhone hysteria, although Mashable is suitably restrained with only 4 stories, matching GigaOm. Surprise of surprises, the mother-of-all-geek-toys-blogs, Engadget, has only 1 story -- so far. I predict at least 15 at daybreak tomorrow.
Apple released not only the new operating system for the phone today (and I use the term "phone" loosely), it also release the iPhone Apps store, featuring a slough of toys, games and some actually-useful applications for the phone. It's like Christmas on the Interwebs. The ratings and reviewing frenzy has started apace.
Where will I be tomorrow, you ask? Well, not standing in line, actually. I plan to fully embrace the Tao of the iPhone 3G and join my eager tribe members, but actual life obligations preclude the camping-out actions, at least for a few days. I'll just have to read the blogs and live vicariously for a while. The mania, however, has driven me to one, perhaps inevitable, conclusion:
It's Steve Jobs' world, and we just live in it.
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