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Most of you probably know by now that I caved and got an iPhone. Fortunately, I didn’t have to wait in line for 4 days in front of an AT&T store. Benefit of living in the NYC metro area, we’re blessed (yes, I used that word) with two Apple Stores within close proximity (one in SoHo and one on 58th and 5th). I leisurely walked into Apple Store on Saturday afternoon and snatched one without even waiting in line. Kudos to Apple Store for crowd control - they were able to service the 40-something people queue in no more than 5 minutes. I don’t even know if McDonald’s can do that!

No, I haven’t got one yet (still not sure if I will, at all). But the ads are finally out, and we were at last given the official launch date - June 29.

The ad only mentioned that the phone will be tied to a new 2-year contract. So for those non-AT&T subscribers who want an iPhone, you’re in luck. For those who currently use AT&T and want to go cheek-to-cheek with iPhone… either you’re screwed until your current contract is up, or AT&T will find some heart and grant you some promotional offers.

Personally, I really want one to play around with. But at $500/$600 price tag… you probably will see me frequent AT&T store a lot come June 29th… I’ll get to play with it a little, satisfy my inner geekiness and still keep my hard-earned cash safely locked up in my bank account. Unless AT&T cruely lock that beauty up in a glass chamber… at which point a prison break will ensue, involving a man and 5 or 6 Benjamins from his trusty custodial center.

Any of you plan on getting one?