Leaked iPhone User Guide, Where “Leaked” Means “Made Up”

2007 January 13
by Jeff Ventura

The iPhone buzz even made it to McSweeney’s, which is a certain indicator the device will conquer the world within 14 months of release. Those who do not believe will drown in a lake of fire.

An excerpt from the iPhone User Guide:

XII. Using the iPhone to explain why Microsoft believed that introducing the Zune was either wise or appropriate, given the market for MP3 players in late 2006.

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  1. 2007 January 13

    I think the iphone buzz swept the entire planet. News coverage print, watercooler comments, it’s as if all of humanity turned to this one presentation and started dreaming.

    That’s the visionary Jobs for you. And his legendary Reality Distortion Field at work.

    ggw

  2. 2007 January 13

    ggw — I agree. Even relatively tech-uneducated people at work are talking about Apple’s announcement, and they wouldn’t have said boo if Apple released a 36-CPU Mac.

    Apple knows the route to PC penetration is consumer goods — through devices and technologies that people rely on every day. The iPod halo was there, albeit argued; the iPhone halo will be stronger than you can possibly imagine (apologies to Obi Wan).

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