Blackstone and iPhone? I'm Sick of Both

You know when you've reached the ISP - the Information Saturation Point? I've reached it with both Blackstone and iPhone. If I read one more article rehashing the same old stuff, or seeking to make some "insightful" point that has already been made 345 times I might barf. Truly. I can't bear to see another picture of Steve Schwartzman; I just can't. Or commentary around his stupid 60th birthday bash. And the iPhone? Yeah, Steve is great, the idea is great, the features seem cool, blah, blah, blah. It's just that I'm getting ill with every "new" story I read. PC Magazine ran a great article on this today titled Shut Up About the iPhone, Already, and I couldn't agree more:

Anyway, I digress from my point, which is that this week is going to be pathetic. Articles like the "insanely easy" analysis or the "it factor" piece are going to be coming out daily. Wake me when it's over. I've even told all my writers on the Dvorak blog that this topic is dead and verboten until the friggin' phone actually comes out! Sheesh.

Indeed. It's getting old, friends. Are we all really that bored that we seem compelled to read this crap? And what about Blackstone? Are they not in the paper every-single-day? Of course they are. And I'm getting ill. Aside from my "I told you so" piece on the BX post-IPO price reaction, I'm done. Enough is enough. I am drawing a line in the sand. Just say no. No more Blackstone. No more iPhone. For the good of our civilization and our collective sanity.

Comments

[John K]

Yeah, well, I bet you haven't experienced insightful iPhone commentary like THIS:

iPhone Guy v Milton: Separated at Birth?

http://gotads.blogspot.com/2007/06/separated-at-birth-iphone-guy-milton.html

[AnitoKid]

Finally! Somebody said something about it! Whew!

After all, too much of something is Too Much Already!

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And oh! Welcome back Roger! By the way, I noticed something different with the way your write your posts now - seems like it has a more personal feel. And I love it!

[Jack]

Roger, it's out there because people DO read it. I don't count myself in that grouping, instead preferring to wait it out and see what happens 3, 6 or even 9 months down the line.

That said, let's talk more about how Nintendo is kicking butt right now.

[Yaser Anwar]

Couldn't agree more. So much so that, Steve Jobs himself said "It doesn't cure cancer, or any of the world's problems, you know!"