IPhone isn't MyPhone

What the hell is wrong with me? Why in the world am I not excited about the IPhone? Don't get me wrong, I realize it is a sexy piece of hardware. I also realize that I already have Cingular and I am able to upgrade my phone in June. June. The same month that the IPhone will be released to the masses. Its like, the stars are aligning for me to light up my credit card.

Here is the problem. Its 599 fucking dollars. Oh sure I could get the lower model for 499 but anyone who knows me knows that I wouldn't be able to sleep at night doing that. Oh by the way...in order to get those bargain prices I will have to be Cingular's whore for another 2 years. Fuck that.

Here is my problem with the IPhone. I just don't care about it. Period. Its a phone...its an mp3 player. Big deal. I have an ipod. I love it. I don't want my phone to be an mp3 player. I want my phone to be a damn phone. And for right now my SLVR does that just fine. Yes yes I know. The SLVR is also an mp3 player. True, but it sucks at that so I don't even consider it a feature.

I don't care about the touch screen...I don't care about google maps being on my phone. Know why? Cingular will rape me to use it. As it is I already end up paying upwards of 200 dollars for two phones and I don't even have a data plan.

For me it really isn't that much of an inconvenience to use one device as a phone and one as an mp3 player. For crying out loud my phone literally weighs a few ounces. Is it really that heavy and bulky? Its not like I am carrying around an entire office in my pocket. Its a fucking phone. Its not a huge deal to have different devices for different purposes.

I think what it boils down to is that Apple let me down. I was really hoping they would release the iphone as an unlocked device. Nah, they decided to hop in bed with Cingular. Whatever.

This makes me sad. My consumer whoreism has been foiled by of all people Apple. After all, they are the company that usually reaches into my pocket, seductively removing my wallet, whispering sweet nothings into my ear all while dropping a few hundred at the apple store. You have let me down Apple. :-(