So if you're desperate check your mobile provider's website.
First time in 16 years I won't have the new phone on launch day.
I have rarely heard of a problem I cared so little about.
Perhaps my reply was too snarky. I had a visceral reaction to the privileged whining and responded.
It's not too snarky, it's that leaving a comment (let alone a follow-up) on a social media site just to smack someone with how little you care is vapid, childish nonsense. Most folks tend to just like... not let shit they don't care about occupy mindshare.
And no, "so was his comment" just makes yours look even more childish in response.
But hey, upvotes, I'm sure, for slapping that smug Apple user, however intellectually vacuous the slap was.
I don’t know you and I don’t have a big shame response to criticism from random people online so forgive me if I do not stress about your judgement here, person who feels the need to criticize people online for criticizing people online.
> privileged whining
Uh, are you sure we are talking about the same comment?
I just said I wished they had a better system and gave a data point.
I didn't pretend like it was the end of the world, I was just trying to provide information on the demand for the phone (8:02 and already deliveries were slipping) and I felt like adding the bit about "16 years" helped show that even someone who has been through this process and know how to do it well from lots of practice wasn't able to get the phone.
Anyone who buys the latest iPhone on release day every single year for 16 years has got to be classified as a fanboy, though. Fine if you are a fanboy. That’s not a bad thing on its own.
I wasn’t trying to whine or otherwise pretend my day was ruined. It was 100% “aww shucks, the streak that really meant nothing to me was broken”. I just wanted to add a data point to the conversation and I apologize if it came off like I whining or felt entitled or anything like that. I don’t believe I’m “owed” a phone on release day and waiting 2 weeks isn’t a big deal. I do enjoy following the coverage and trying out things mentioned, that’s part of the “fun”, but I can wait 2 weeks and I’ll be just fine (obviously).
Especially for an account of 2 days old.