Say what you want about the iPhone, it’s just downright cool

It’s been three days now since Apple released the iPhone and over half a million people snapped one up. Over the weekend, I read article after article after article about the iPhone. Each one seemed to find a new twist and a new way to criticize the iPhone.

Well I have news for all of you critics out there. Despite the activation issues, reported poor phone quality and lack of custom ringtones and speed dial, there’s one thing all of you overlooked.

The iPhone is way cool!

That’s right I said it. It’s cool. I didn’t say it wasn’t expensive. I didn’t say I wasn’t upset about having to use AT&T as my cellular provider. I didn’t say that my activation was flawless (it wasn’t). I didn’t even say that the iPhone was perfect.

I said it was cool.

Since purchasing my iPhone, I have transfered all of my playlists to it, copied several digital pictures to it and have even taken a few of my own digital pictures. I have set up my stock symbols on it, I have viewed my weather report on it and I have even looked at a satellite view of my house on it.

I’ve surfed the web on it. I’ve checked my email on it. I’ve synchronized five calendars with it.

I even watched the YouTube video of the skateboarding dog.

My point is this. Yes, the iPhone has its flaws. I didn’t really expect it to be perfect. But from where I am standing, “coolness” trumps any criticism I’ve heard to date.

I’m sticking with my iPhone.