Whenever something new comes along there are always passionate remarks and reactions and even more dramatic commentaries about it. Take the iphone - or as some articles are reporting - don’t. There seems to be two very opposite views about Canada’s position on this long awaited techno phone diva.  EEtimes.com  reports that there is not a strong response to the iphone in Canada due to package and pricing issues. Of course some of this is based on an interview with Allan Yogasingam, an Ottawa-based technology analyst for TechOnline who while stating the reasoning for such apathy is also  lining up out side the Rogers store with his friend at  3am for the iphone. So maybe he is referring to the non-geek, general consumer. Of course to me it would never have been the general consumer that would be interested in all the shinnies that the iphone has to offer, but that is just me.

Canada.com   Paints a different picture - one of enthusiastic consumers waiting in line for the iphones. These Canadians are more than happy to be joining a league of more than 20 countries with this new iconic device. At one of the Ottawa locations artical states ‘ “The spirits are really high. There is lots of excitement but everyone is well behaved and enjoying themselves,” said Henrietta Gibson, a spokeswoman for the Rogers chain in Ottawa. “The crowd is cheering as people come out of the store with their phones.” ‘

Personally I have been waiting a long time for this lovely new Apple, and will suffer the prices but not the lines. I never got the itouch (why settle while I waited?) and now I am anxious to have my little new shinny regardless of what the average consumer is doing….. Are you hungry for this new apple as well or do you agree that it is too much hype for too much money?