Filed under: Odds and ends, iPhone
Philly's new Mayor doesn't want an iPhone
Last year the Mayor of Philadelphia, the city that I call home, made headlines for waiting outside an AT&T store to get one of the first iPhones. There is a new Mayor in town, Michael Nutter, and he has no interest in the iPhone. Mayor Nutter said, "I'm not an iPhone guy. I use a Blackberry. I usually go to the store, walk in and get one."Philadelphians will rest easier knowing that our mayor isn't sitting outside an AT&T store, though I think Mayor Nutter should give the iPhone a try. He might like it...
![TUAW [Cafepress]](http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tuaw.com/media/tuaw-cafepress-promo.png)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Willson SMith said 5:49PM on 7-11-2008
I've got a question, who cares?
Reply
Siomn said 11:48PM on 7-11-2008
Yeah, I don't care either. I mean, this ain't news, this is just, filler....
XIV said 6:13PM on 7-11-2008
I do...n't :)
Jimmy R said 12:23AM on 7-12-2008
Seriously...it's not a slow news day at all. I guess some Philly people might be interested....
Jeff Lynch said 8:39PM on 7-11-2008
That's probably a wise decision right now. I'd hate to have stood in line for hours just to find out that my brand new 3G iPhone was "bricked" due to Apple's activation server overload.
Reply
Think Adrian said 5:59PM on 7-11-2008
he sounds like a nutter...
Reply
Jason Smith said 6:15PM on 7-11-2008
Here's a link to Mayor Street waiting for his iPhone last year in Philadelphia: http://flickr.com/photos/jasonsmith/665923275/
Reply
georgel said 7:04PM on 7-11-2008
yeah blackberry sucks compared to iphone. sold my first gen iphone a month ago and got a blackberry curve till the new iphone came out. its horrible to navigate, has no storage without buying a card and websites look like crap. its fine if you check email and nothing more
Reply
James D said 6:50PM on 7-11-2008
He also supported Clinton...ahem.
Reply
gohmak said 7:29PM on 7-11-2008
Mayor Nutter also backed Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama so his opinion is not respected.
Reply
evanzdad said 8:04PM on 7-11-2008
He "usually" goes to the store, walks in and gets one (a Blackberry)? How usually? Weekly, daily? Save some gas and buy 'em three at a time! Think of the money you'd save, ya nut!
Reply
Zak said 7:22PM on 7-11-2008
In Soviet Russia, iPhone doesn't want Mayor of Philadelphia.
Reply
DC said 10:36PM on 7-11-2008
In Soviet Russia... iPhone buy you.
Allan L. said 9:21PM on 7-11-2008
I'm guessing that when hizzoner mentions a blackberry, he's thinking fruit.
Reply
evanzdad said 8:07PM on 7-11-2008
He "usually" goes to the store, walks in and gets one (a Blackberry)? How usually? Weekly, daily? Save some gas and buy 'em three at a time!
Think of the money you'd save, ya nut!
Reply
Stan said 8:25PM on 7-11-2008
Smart man. Clearly he appreciates a PDA that can multitask.
Reply
DC said 10:37PM on 7-11-2008
In Soviet Russia... iPhone buy you.
Reply
sdf632 said 10:49PM on 7-11-2008
ugh so iphone owners are also staunch obama supporters? gives me more reason to not want the iphone seeing all the uturns obama is making...
Reply
Mark S said 11:00PM on 7-11-2008
This is news? Not like it's a slow news day or anything today.
Reply
Kensei said 1:13AM on 7-12-2008
Sigh.
Look, some people like iphones, some people like blackberries. More power to them. If they are happy with their purchase then what business is it of other people what they buy?
Get over it! Can't we all just agree that we buy what we like and move on? ;p
Reply