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Now that I have boycotted the iPhone train for as long as technologically possible, I am finally receiving my iPhone 5 in the mail this coming Friday.
boy·cott
[boi-kot] Show IPA
verb (used with object)
1.
to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with,as a means of intimidation or coercion: to boycott a store.
2.
to abstain from buying or using: to boycott foreign products.
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hyp·o·crite
[hip-uh-krit] Show IPAnoun
1.
a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religiousbeliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actuallypossess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
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Why? Well, other than the fact that my own dad left me hanging on BBM (Blackberry Messenger- you remember- that application everyone raved about 2 short years ago? What? You don't remember? You refuse to entertain the idea of a life before Instagram? Cough- denial- cough) and my dog chewed my Blackberry camera lens?
To give you a better idea of why I gave in, every time I am out of the apartment, and need to look something up- whether that be a street, a coffee shop, a subway, my signature line is, "Well, you all have iPhones, can someone with an iPhone look it up?" They all look at me funny, I hold up my ancient Blackberry Bold as if its a soup can with strings attached. (See photo below:)
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Anyway, after I've snapped two fingers in front of their nose a few times, they find the answer we were looking for within seconds. So no, I am not buying into the materialistic trend of an iPhone. I am buying into the convenience of its high tech mechanization and all those damn apps. I do however guarantee the iPhone 6 is announced after Black Friday next week. #fml.
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