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Why You Shouldn't Ask For or Give the iPhone this Holiday Season

The iPhone is gracing every gift guide out there, include the Amish Times, but you really shouldn't ask for one or give one, really. There are a lot of legitimate reasons to wait—I'm not just being a Negative Nancy.
• The 3G iPhone is coming next year. And if you haven't compared EDGE speeds to 3G speeds, trust me, it is worth the wait.
• The iPhone SDK is coming in early 2008. You wouldn't want to mess up your iPhone getting overzealous installing unauthorized third-party apps that end up bricking the device.
• Wait and see what happens with Google's Android. The potential with Android and the Open Handset Alliance is endless and may out game the iPhone, while possibly being cheaper and more versatile.
• Just get an iPod Touch.
• If anything, just wait until the MacWorld Expo January 14-18. There will likely be some big news announced then that may convince you enough to want to wait.
• Regardless, be sure and buy Jason's damn book so he will stop bugging me.

12:14 PM ON THU DEC 13 2007
BY TRAVIS HUDSON
8,518 views, 33 comments

Latest by n/a: I was in this very predicament. I want the phone now, but upgrades are right around the corner. To satisfy my portable music till then I just bought a new battery for my 3rd gen iPod for 30 bucks. I'm full more »