Criticism is always warranted. The pitfall though, is that most geeks criticize the spec sheet. And in the case of the iPod and iPhone, the spec-list criticism

Criticism is always warranted. The pitfall though, is that most geeks criticize the spec sheet. And in the case of the iPod and iPhone, the spec-list criticism --though still absolutely valid-- was wholly irrelevant. It seems if Apple had held no event and released no videos, simply mailed out a PDF of specs and photos, 90% of the reaction to this device would be identical. And it would be just as useful in determining whether users ultimately adopted the device or not.