Out of all of the hype surrounding the imminent launch of the iPhone, this is the first story to warm my cold socialist heart. Johnny Vulkan of NYC ad agency Anomaly is first in line at the Apple Store SoHo, and has special plans for his iPhone. Instead of coveting his precious new toy like the rest of us, his iPhone will go right up on eBay where all proceeds from its sale will go to AIDS charity Keep a Child Alive.If game console launches like that of the Wii and PS3 are any indication, early iPhone sellers on eBay stand to make a killing, and it's nice to see that some of that money will be going to an organization working to stop a nasty virus from doing the same.
[via BoingBoing]
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6-26-2007 @ 7:17PM
Frank said...
omg, i can't believe you actually stooped to calling it the jesusphone. and here i thought TUAW was going to stay above all that.
ps, the charity thing is cool. he's a better man than i am. i covets the precious, yes, yes i dooooooo.....
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6-26-2007 @ 7:25PM
Wil said...
Nice PR stunt. I guess giving just isn't the same unless you can cash in as well.
Gives me the warm and fuzzies all over.
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6-26-2007 @ 8:04PM
Chris Coleman said...
The Wii sells well on eBay because there aren't enough to meet demand. Apple's been guilty of that in the past, but we're not talking about a G4 PowerBook revision here.
I'd be really shocked if they can't meet the initial demand.
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6-29-2007 @ 10:13AM
Helen Rice said...
If you are interested to read more about the iphone release and charity read this blog about Ashley Gates and Greg Packer. http://www.fuzzco.com/news/?p=149
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