The year 1980 gave us one of the greatest films ever made entitled The Gods Must Be Crazy. In the film the San, or bushmen, of the Kalahari Desert have their peaceful nonmaterialistic existence disrupted when an empty coke bottle falls from the sky (a littering pilot). Since the coke bottle was unlike anything the San had ever seen they thought that it might be a gift from the gods to help them. Everyone in the kinship found a unique use for the glass bottle and thus it became an indispensable tool. That is of course until they all began to feel an individual sense of ownership, which caused the following 2/3 of the movie. If you want to find out what happens next I highly recommend the film, a wonderful watch.
I use that opening as an example of what the world must have been like in the summer of 2007 when the masses got their hands on the iPhone. Even when it was first announced in January of the same year the media referred to it as the "Jesus phone" and have since revered Apple and its wares. The following year saw the release of the iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS in 2009,
iPhone 4 in 2010 and the iPhone 4S in 2011. Each successive year saw changes, additions and improvements. These included USB 2.0, voice control and a sassy assistant by the name of Siri who has some fantastic comebacks.
On Wednesday, Apple fans waited with bated breath to see what the minds of one of history's leading companies would present as the iPhone 5. Now that the announcement has been made the frenzy will commence as Apple fans clamor to get their hands on the newest can't-live-without tool. Already the iPhone 5 pre-orders are over, they sold out in one hour! So hold tight, it's just a matter of time before you will be able to sing the praises of what is already being called the best iPhone ever. Remember, good things come to those who wait.
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