There are a million people waiting to find out HOW MUCH the service will cost. This is quite different from a million customers.

@guest:

Maybe YOU are waiting for cost info (the article didn't qualify their statment; you did). But don't project your situation into everyone else's. Count me in as one waiting to BUY.

I have a sixty gig iPod with video. It's full. Completely, and utterly full. So, what does someone like me intend to do with iPhone, with its 8 gig MAX storage?

Easy. Buy one on the first day! Before you scream "Apple fan boy", remember this: Apple has released the first usable phone for the 21rst century, as far as I'm concerned. Well worth the cost.

This product can't come soon enough.

My girl friend is one of them who is wanting an iphone, well, actually she cant wait to get her hands on one. The cost isnt "high" when you compare it to other devices on the market that offers simular features.

Easy. Buy one on the first day! Before you scream "Apple fan boy", remember this: Apple has released the first usable phone for the 21rst century, as far as I'm concerned. Well worth the cost

Don't know what you're definition of "usable" phone is, but my $50 samsung is certainly usable. I can make calls (hey, I can dial the thing without looking at the screen, try that with a fancy touchscreen) without any problem at all. It can stand up to the torture put on a cell phone. And it easily fits in the coin pocket in my jeans.

Get an iPhone, you'll need a case, you'll have to treat it with kid gloves, and exactly where can you carry it?

As always Canada is considered a joke not even worth mentioning. I'm losing Leopard for a phone I may not see for years? Funny, but I welcome the knockoffs here - they will show up years ahaead of APPL.

Hey there. I hear everything you're saying. You're right about other phones being usable as far as phones go.

The problem is, the phones today (I've got a RAZR, bought years ago) try to do too many things they're not good at. All of these modern, 21rst century phones that do text, web, email, etc don't do them well at all. As a matter of fact, they flat-out suck at it. I've looked for alternatives that actually do phone calls plus all of those features of 'modern' cell phones really well, but there aren't any. Not even close. Not without getting into 'smart-phone' categories, and even they are..... ugh. Don't get me started.

iPhone is exactly what I'm looking for. h***, it's more or less everything I'm looking for. And don't think I haven't thunk about the trade-offs.

It's just worth it to me.

Oh. There is ONE bad thing about the iPhone. When I get it, my gf is going to be pissed. She wants one, too. Hopefully she doesn't want one bad enough to kill me as I sleep. :)

I am on the list - I use Apple products because they just get UI. Most companies seem to design technology then try to force a UI over it - making a horrid mess. Why do I have to press 14 buttons on my LG phone to delete the voicemail icon? Most of these phones are so annoying or difficult to use.

Hey Louzer

You do a great job of describing the elegance of having a small phone in your pocket. But with that logic and lack of vision, you could argue that the Yugo was a great car. "It drives and fits in my garage!"

That is the genius of ignoring the big picture by myopically presenting limited facts.

The iPhone is not just a phone, it is a widescreen iPod and an internet device that runs OSX and Safari and can intelligently navigate entire webpages unlike ANYOTHER handheld device. If merely making phone calls was the only issue, then I'm sure you can convince all of the Blackberry users to give up their devices and that all households should return to phones with rotary dials.

Put that in your change pocket, nidget! The iPhone will be staying in my shirt pocket.

I've been waiting for the iPhone to become available so that I can dump T-Mobile and switch my wife and I over to AT&T.