Told ya so!

Apple fanboys and girls will often try to extol the virtues of Apple hardware and for the most part they're right. Apple makes great, though pricey stuff. This is what has always kept me admiring their stuff from afar. I'm cheap. There. I said it. So it's nice to see some vindication in this article especially as regards the iPhone. Many people have asked me why, being such a geek, I don't have an iPhone. Let me say first that the iPhone is a remarkable piece of technology, especially for the price. I would love to own one except for one thing: the expensive contract through at&t. At 50+ dollars a month, I just can't justify it. It probably doesn't help that I don't like talking on the phone and I like talking on a cell phone even less. Add to that the fact of being "always available" makes me feel like I'm on the end of a leash and maybe you can see where I'm coming from. In fact I decided to go with a pre-paid because for as little as I use the thing, It's actually cost effective.