Gamling on the iPhone odds of making people iRATE?

[Jason]

Once the highly-anticipated iPhone hits shelves June 29th, months of waiting will cease and the phone of the future will become available. Although the release is days away, electronic consumers are becoming more keyed up than children at Christmas for the most technologically advanced cellular telephone to date.

However, as history shows, new technologies suffer from bugs, defects and unrealistic expectations. As enthusiasm for the revolutionary phone rises, skepticism is also mounting. With that said, analysts at BetUS.com, the largest and most respected sportsbook on the web, posted odds on the iPhone.

"This phone has everything but the kitchen sink,” stated BetUS.com spokesman Reed Richards. “With the seemingly endless options that the phone offers, the chances for a malfunction are likely.”

BetUS.com posts odds on the iPhone:
Consumers are reported camping out waiting for an iPhone - 3/1
Initial iPhones get recalled - 30/1
iPhone sells at least 12 Million units in 2008 - 5/6
Apple’s stock jumps at least 10% in value in regards to the price on 6/30/07 - 1/2
Consumers pay at least three times the original price ($1500) on ebay - 2/1
The screen breaks/cracks like first generation nano - 150/1
There are mass reports of the battery life being less than the promised 8 hours -10/1
Someone is trampled while trying to get an iPhone - 20/1
iPhone spontaneously combusts - 150/1

How many iPhones will Apple sell in the first month?
Over 1.2 Million Units - 5/6
Under 1.2 Million Units - 5/6

Can I get put down for 30 large that the iPHONE is iCOPIED within 1 iMONTH?

[R4D10Active]

In case you weren't aware, Apple actually stole the name from Cisco. Well thats what Cisco said anyway in Cisco's suit against Apple. The iPhone has been Cisco's trademark since 2000 when Cisco aquired a small internet appliance company, Infosys, and with it the rights to the iPhone. iPhone is therefore a Cisco product even if it doesn't compete with Apple's iPodPhone.

[vee_ess]

I think saying that the iPhone is the most technologically advanced phone is hard to argue. Phones with 2 or fewer buttons have been around for 4 years (think oGrigio for one example), although one could say that the iPhone is easier on the eyes than those. The Prada phone by LG (designed by Prada) was introduced significantly before the iPhone. Thus, I would argue that the only advantages the iPhone has over other phones scheduled to be released this summer/fall (Samsung F700, Nokia E92 *amazing*, SE W960) is that it has a Unix-based OS and a multitouch screen. There are phones, however that support Linux and can pretty much behave identically to the iPhone. According to specs, the E92 is the most advanced phone for this generation.