You all should know better

Ok, I’m going to keep this short because it’s dinner time.

Yes, there are people reporting activation problems with their iPhones. Most of them are porting numbers from other carriers. This requires the other carriers’ cooperation. Were there other scattered issues? Certainly. Was the release botched by Apple and AT&T? Hardly. Most people have reported activations in less than an hour. Most of those got their phones working in less than five minutes.

Good news doesn’t sell papers, or draw hits to a website. Read the comments, though, when they are available because there is often a lot more truth in them. There is no such thing as a perfect release with a product of this magnitude. Anyone remember World of Warcraft’s go-live? Today, I don’t think 8 million customers can be wrong.

Get a clue people. The phone is amazing and the release has been incredibly painless given the anticipation and volume. There’s only so much that can be done at once.