Was the White iPhone 4 a Joke?
I was talking to a friend the other day and he asked a good question: "What the hell happened to the white iPhone? Was that just a big joke?" Seems like it was. I mean back in July Apple said "“White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.”
Now, I'm not a phone manufacturer, but how in the world is making something white more difficult than black? I mean they made the iPhone 3GS in white no problem. They have white iPods, white MacBooks, plenty of white going on at Apple, just no white iPhone 4. My iPhone 4 screen is smashed and I'm scared to buy a new one because they'll probably release the white one the day after. Come on Apple!
I mean, am I missing something here? Any guesses as to why this illusive white iPhone 4 seems to be just a dream?
iPhone 4
As I'm sure you know the new iPhone 4 comes out tomorrow morning and the response so far has been amazing. Pre-orders were a disaster with servers crashing everywhere and canceled orders. It's going to be tough to get your hands on this one early.
I'm pretty excited about this launch for a few reasons. Mainly the faster performance and better battery life will make this phone a true beast. But also the HD video capabilities could prove to be a great tool for Zipvo (my real estate video startup) users. The retina display (aka better screen resolution) also sounds pretty cool.
Since I missed pre-orders and you couldn't get a white one by pre-ordering anyway, I'm going to the Apple store with a friend at 3 AM tomorrow morning. We're going to wait in line and try to track down the illusive white iPhone and hang out with other Apple enthusiasts.
I'll be posting updates throughout the day to my Facebook and Twitter accounts so keep an eye out! I'll also be posting a follow up / review here on JamesShiner.com after I get my new iPhone.
If you're heading to the Apple Store at the Northshore Mall in Peabody, MA I'll see you there!
My name is James Shiner and I'm a PHP developer, internet marketer and serial entrepreneur who also loves speaking, teaching, writing and consulting. I have a passion for social media and basically anything related to the Internet and technology.
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