A Very Personal Message to the Buyer of the iPhone 3GS Supreme

Via Gizmodo &  jesus@gizmodo.com

I saw this post at Gizmodo and it amused & disgusted me at the same time. I still don't know if this is confirmed as real but....WTF?

Dear anonymous buyer of the $3,164,000 iPhone 3GS Supreme, the most expensive and tacky cellphone in the world: You are a tasteless assclown. Sincerely, Me.

P.S. I don't care that you are a rich Australian business man in the gold mining industry. I don't care that you are so rich that paying $3,164,000 for this ridiculous piece of gold and diamond tackiness probably doesn't even register in your bank account. And I don't care that this garish brick is made with 271 grams of 22k gold, 136 flawless color F diamonds for the bezel, 53 diamonds for the logo, and one 7.1 carat diamond as the navigation button. This ostentatious piece of shiny crap that should have never happened. I'm not even taking into consideration that we are in the middle of a worldwide economic crisis, with millions suffering around the world. It's just that it sucks golden donkey balls, no matter how you look at it.

And you are still a tasteless assclown. [Stuart Hughes via Like Cool]

Send an email to Jesus Diaz, the author of this post, at jesus@gizmodo.com.

Cheers!

~Matthew

Think Different...Macs @ The Dumpster, iPhone next?

Think Different. That was part of Apple's branding for a very long time. I've never had anything personal against Macs and they're creators and I even tolerated their Fan-Boys. But, the iPhone changed all that. I've never scene a company force feed a provider like Apple did with AT&T. (and continues to do so.) 
I love the hardware, I love the OS, the iPhone is an amazing device. But, when the iPhone was released, it was locked to AT&T's network, which I normally understand IF the handset is subsidized. The iPhone wasn't (at first) so you had to pay full cost for the device and sign a contract w/ The DeathStar. Bogus.
Even Microsoft Mobile Handsets are not entirely under the control of M$ and you can jailbreak an iPhone to work on another GSM carrier. But that's not the point. If I shell out $600 for what's basically a computer, I want to use it with the provider of choice. 
What if I bought a Dell Netbook & it came with 6 months free AOL and I may be an idiot so I sign up. Then, I discover how much AOL sucks and I want to go with Comcast...but Dell has a contract w/ AOL so they won't let use my NetBook on any network other than AOL's. That's BULLSH*T! 
Apple has also expanded their control over OSX to be only put on their devices they deem worthy as shown by the recent 

Psystar Case. So, I was taking out my trash last night and saw two Macs sitting next to the dumpster and thought I would express myself and how many people think different. Enjoy.

~Matt