Yeah, it’s a nice bit of technology. I spent the last couple of days, letting a variety of curious folks at all levels of technology skills play around with it. Pretty much, it’s a compelling hunk of metal, glass and circuitry.

I think the ease of pressing brightly colored icons and the fun of sliding shit around on a virtual plane is just damn interesting. People want to touch it.

And, for the grumpy ass naysayers who are looking for the petition to change the world or the “blogosphere folks” who are labeling early adopters as callous, shallow, soulless, etc., get over your fucking selves. You got your deals, I got mine. Difference is, I’m not calling your values into question.

For the record, I give to charity and political organizations, work in a non-profit job that strives to make a difference, making a not-for-profit wage, tip pretty well at restaurants, read extensively and otherwise try not to be a fucking asshole. I don’t become an instant hypocrite by shopping.

I honestly believe all phone companies suck, and it’s all just a variety of suckitude. I’m not boycotting all products with obvious flaws, because I know everything has fucking glaring flaws. It’s a globalized and corrupt planet. You got to pick battles that might work, and so far product boycott has meant only someone else coming into the game.

One man’s Chinese sweatshop is another’s job to feed the family for another week. More importantly, no one yet knows the market impact of Apple entering the realm of AT&T. Jobs is notoriously secretive. The iPhone is locked today, like every other halfway decent phone I have purchased by the way, no one can see tomorrow.

After talking with an economist, a political scientist and the founder of a hot, “web 2.0” music site, I’m sleeping alright with my choice in technology.