What do the iPhone and Paris Hilton have in common? I can’t stand to hear a single word about either due to the insanely over-saturated media coverage.

The Apple marketing machine might have penetrated the market a little too much with the hype surrounding their latest product release.

I don’t know if the general public will react the same way as i am but you can safely assume that if you see someone carrying an iPhone in the foreseeable future - it will not be me. I was on the fence for a while about getting the new iPhone, but like hearing a good song overplayed on the radio, I don’t want anything to do with it.

Seeing the news coverage of those sad people in line waiting to get their hands on a 1st release was really pathetic.

I heard it said once that the best customers are sales people themselves because a sales person will buy anything (including their own hype). This couldn’t be a more inaccurate description of me. Sure I’m interested in marketing tactics and strategy but pitch me an item with a giant silver marketing hook and I’ll walk away just because of your approach.

The same goes for this media fueled iPhone craze. Some of those people they interviewed in line CLEARLY had minimum-wage jobs but had no problem dropping their hard earned nickel on the latest hunk of soon-to-be replaced technology.

Seriously people, stop building your own road blocks toward a better life (unless you plan on selling the iPhone on Ebay that is…).