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02/25/2008, 3:30pm, EST
Monday, February 25th
iPhone takes center stage at Oscars
Apple's iPhone took center stage at Oscar night when political comedian Jon Stewart, who served as this year's host, used the handset to watch 'Lawrence of Arabia' during the event. Stewart, who joked about how great technology is, watched the movie and even commented on how the flick was better in wide screen. Stewart's mention of the iPhone during the Oscars stands as testament to the device's popularity in the U.S., where the device flew off shelves to leave every Apple and AT&T store empty handed in all but two states during its launch weekend. [photos courtesy of ZDNet]


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Apple developed a product that shook up the industry and became an icon in only 6-8 months. Its nice to see that American companies still have the power to innovate and shape the world, even if most of our CEOs do not. :-(
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How come we didn't here how Chuck on "Chuck" has an iPhone?
And this is not a "testament" to its popularity. It's more a testament to it's 'knowability' (or whatever you want to use as the term for 'a lot of people have heard about it'). Someone making a reference to OJ Simpson wouldn't be a testament to his popularity, but people's knowledge of his existence.
But, really, did anyone actually see the Oscars? I didn't even know it was on until 11:30 (although I only would have watched it for the entertainment value, so fast-forwarding on my Tivo would've taken only 45 minutes).
The iPod itself, however, took several years to settle into 'icon' status.
So, keep this in mind when MS releases the Zphone. They won't be starting from scratch, so they'll be able to build on the enormous popularity of the Zune and skyrocket right up there to (insert your own ridiculously low number here)...
Daniel Day-Lewis totally deserved his Oscar for "There Will Be Blood" (though I still think PT Anderson is highly overrated). Of course it's fun to snark on the wardrobe choices. That woman who wrote "Juno" - holy cow honey, this is the Oscars, not some emo-goth night club - dress appropriately!
not that he was actually watching a movie at all.