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iPhone 3.1 Spotted In Field Testing
kai_hiwatari writes "Digitizor reports that the next generation of the iPhone was spotted in the analytics log of an iPhone app called iBart. The device, it seems, was identified as iPhone 3.1 in the log. When iPhone 2.1 was spotted, it was followed by iPhone 3G."
here comes whining fanbois. FFS - we do expect certain standards here. And if that's too much to ask, at least a little self-respect from Taco. Fanboism is one thing, but posting this on main page?
Exactly! You have to give Apple credit though. They released a phone that had NO MMS & no copy paste (something I use DAILY), and had people standing in line. Sometimes I think their marketing is so good, they could release "pile of dog poop 2.0" and people would line the blocks to get it.
Indeed.
When they finally release a product, then it may be worthy of a story. And I say may - note that most released phones never get any stories on Slashdot, even those from well known companies with far bigger market share (Nokia, Samsung, - well just about all of them, actually). Yet when it comes to Apple, with just a few per cent market share with their previous products, it's now news because some random guy saw something in his logs?
The Daily Iphone Slashvertisement is getting boring.
Slashdot Editor #1: "Oh crap, I can't think of anything for today's Iphone story. Maybe post a story about someone doing something, where he just happens to use an Iphone? Nope already done it."
Slashdot Editor #2: "Maybe a story about some random website, and we can say how you can use your Iphone to access a website? Oh wait, we did that one too."
Slashdot Editor #1: "Ah I know - quick, fake up an Iphone new version and put it in my server logs. Instant story!"
But I've got to say - despite the constant spam (Apple send enough unsolicited spam to my inbox), it is interesting to see how people can keep coming up with a story, for every single day. What will it be tomorrow? "Man phones person in another country - uses an Iphone"? "How to get laid, by emailing girls - On Your Iphone"? "Google Maps - which is now available on the Iphone - doesn't show your mom's basement"?
Oh, I don't doubt that this place has become overrun with Apple fans, I just wish that Slashdot would be upfront about it and call it Appledot, rather than pretending that this was still primarily about Linux and open source. Obviously when an Apple site posts stories everyday about the Iphone, it's normal.
So yes, thanks for agreeing that this place is now Appledot.
(And actually, even if this was an Apple site, this story would really be a non-news scraping the barrel item.)
Life's unfair. Boo hoo.
Eh? When did I say life's unfair? That should be directed at the pro-Apple fans, who whine when there isn't enough coverage, or throw a wobbly everytime somepone posts something negative about their beloved company - just look at how my post gets modded down. Slashdot moderation has long been broken on Apple stories for this reason.