Comments on: Up For Auction: The Prehistory of the iPhone

By: an-interview-with-the-iphone-prototype-seller | seomcek.com

an-interview-with-the-iphone-prototype-seller | seomcek.com — Fri, 28 May 2010 00:17:37 +0000

[...] Posted by admin on May 27, 2010 After reading Harry’s posts about the auctioning of two iPhone prototypes on eBay and auction and accompanying YouTube video being removed at Apple’s request, I decided to dig [...]

By: Relyt

Relyt — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:54:55 +0000

It’s real – Apple forced a take down on the video.

By: DTNick

DTNick — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 17:52:25 +0000

They pulled it! Boo!

By: Harry McCracken

Harry McCracken — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:22:51 +0000

Yeah, as I said, I don’t know enough to know the whole thing isn’t “an enjoyable hoax.” For what it’s worth, the auction is still going strong…I wonder how much they’ll go for?

–Harry

By: Benj Edwards

Benj Edwards — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:09:52 +0000

I thought the same thing, Vulpine. Maybe they’re clever fakes — hacked iPhones made to display primitive-looking OS functionality.

Then again…maybe they’re not.

By: Vulpine

Vulpine — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:36:36 +0000

Ever think maybe they’re counterfeits?