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Hype versus reality

Alfred Siew
Last updated: June 13, 2014 at 5:06 PM
Alfred Siew
Published: August 22, 2008
1 Min Read

There’s a saying that the market corrects itself when the hype gets overboard. It’s happened to dot.coms, bloated Big Media companies… and apparently it’s happening to Apple’s new-found status at the top of the cool phone lineup (if Mac fans are to be believed).

Gizmodo has a good post some time back on the real world performance of the iPhone versus the advertised one. See if this is all that the wonder gadget is all that it’s made out to be by all the hype-sters out there.

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Alfred is a writer, speaker and media instructor who has covered the telecom, media and technology scene for more than 20 years. Previously the technology correspondent for The Straits Times, he now edits the Techgoondu.com blog and runs his own technology and media consultancy.
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  • Paddy Tan says:
    August 29, 2008 at 9:55 am

    Ouch! 🙂

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