signal & noise

I held out for about four weeks. Then the AT&T store near work had them in stock on a Tuesday afternoon with nobody in line, and that was that. Eight gigs, black, $599 plus the two-year contract I swore I’d never sign.

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Seven months after launch, the GameStop down the road had three of them sitting on a shelf on a Friday afternoon. I didn’t ask questions.

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