The Great Apple Fiasco of 2008
It’s been a long few hours around the world as people everywhere attempt to sign into MobileMe, sign up for their new iPhones or getting their current iPhones and iPods updated to the latest firmware… and I’m stuck there with them.
Thankfully, I’m not waiting in line anywhere as I don’t have the money to update to an iPhone. I’m one of those iPod Touch owners who have already got and PURCHASED applications for their iPod and each time I click ‘Update’ I can’t get the current firmware.
As you can see, I’ve been having problems getting my firmware updated all day.
The past twenty four hours have been hell for Apple as their MobileMe service was released–now operating in both mac and windows–the Apple servers were bombarded with requests, and hours wasted for people trying to use the service for their work around the world.
It’s been worse for the people who have the money to afford iPhone 3Gs as registration servers around the world have been broken down until 3.35pm UTC, causing people the frustration of having to sort it out at home later on.
As someone thinking of making a new Apple purchase for his birthday, I’m having a little bit of a problem with the idea that they’re such good people to go to. The idea of Apple as a brilliant company who cannot do wrong has been seriously broken the past two days as mostly all of their services have been crushed to rubble. That’s sad… because I love them so very much.
The sad thing is that I know one thing about Apple fanatics, just like I–are very forgiving. While it will be in the news all next week, we’ll forget about the fiasco. Not many people realise there were bad problems of people trying to activate their original iPhones last year.
After all the things that happened today, I’m happy that I’m no longer thinking of getting an iPhone 3G. When MacWorld came along I was calculating costs and thoughts on purchasing, how much I’d have to sell and work in order to afford the phone and contract. However, I see no problem when the new firmware finally becomes available for the original iPhone to purchase a second-hand model for use with a current (and cheaper) contract that I have.
I just hope that Apple remember this fiasco, and the owners of these new products don’t take it lightly. It’s their fault, and although we like them so very much, you can still tell them off every once in a while…
The Great Apple Fiasco of 2008 | July 11th, 2008 at 5:47 pm
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Disappointed | July 11th, 2008 at 10:42 pm
When I made the mistake of buying my iPhone in late April, no one at the store told me a better one would be available soon. They also didn’t tell me the iPhone doesn’t support Flash or GPS. In the 3G rollout hype, they never mentioned that the 3G would have a larger monthly fee and is not actually less expensive as they claim. Apple’s MO is to withhold important information from potential and current customers in order to maximize profit. This is dishonest and I have lost all respect for them. Buyer beware! Do your homework because Apple won’t tell you everything you need to know to make an informed decision. They should have released version 2.0 in advance of the app store too. This level of incompetence should never happen in such a large company.
After my two year contract is over, I will never allow money to move from my bank account into theirs again!
mike | July 22nd, 2008 at 6:38 pm
waiting for pay and go la da da
Michael | July 24th, 2008 at 10:18 am
got my ipod touch coming this morning wooooo! im turning mac sir lol