The iStill-Want

It's July 11 and I think we all know what that means...Stargate Atlantis returns for its fifth season tonight. While true, my favorite television programs is not what I want to write about.

You can look on your calendar and see that July 11 is just as important as July 10 - it's just an ordinary day. Historically speaking July 11 could be remembered as the day when the United States' first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, was killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a duel. But it's more likely the people of today will remember July 11 as the day when the new iPhone was released.

Yes Steve Jobs flashed the Apple signal in the sky and Apple followers everywhere came out to answer the call. Standing in those Star Wars like lines, eager shoppers hoped to get their hands on their very own i-do it all but make dinner and lower gas prices- Phone. Speaking of gas prices, what's it at these days? The 8GB version goes for $199 and the 16GB version goes for $299.

But hey, who wants to buy a phone when there's a chance of glitches? Consumer Electronics editor Dan Costa of PC Magazine lists the reasons why you shouldn't buy one- good luck on being heard Dan. One of the things I found amusing from Dan's article was, "There are even lines of people waiting outside Apple Stores across the country, ...longer than any sane person should wait to buy a phone (A Nintendo Wii, on the other hand…). Cough.

The iPhone 3G, fantastic to look at? Yes. The phone made to be dominate over all? Yes. The phone that is expected to win Washington in the fall? Wait, sorry I'm getting my impressive to look at figures mixed up.

To the world, the iPhone, no matter the cost or bad press, continues to be the iStill-Want.