No pretzelling involved. I specifically was talking about the iPhone that was just about to released, as evident from the date on the post, and said that only A

No pretzelling involved. I specifically was talking about the iPhone that was just about to released, as evident from the date on the post, and said that only Apple fanboys would buy it. That turned out to be largely true. You can't take my statement and apply it to future models or other Apple products and then marvel at their incorrectness. Well, you can (and did) but it's not fruitful. There's a big difference between a $500-600 unit (with 2 yr contract) that has no 3g and no App Store and a $200 unit (with 2 yr contract) that has 3g and an App Store. They're the same device in name only. One is priced for businesses, but without business features. The other is priced for consumers, and with much more consumer appeal to boot. One was a flop, the other a roaring success. I don't think that only Apple fanboys buy the current iPhone and have never said that. And I'd guess between us, I have a much better understanding of why Apple is successful, as you probably vastly understimate marketing and cult appeal.