June 29, 2007
Michael Moore Attacks Steve Jobs on iPhone launch, same day as "Sicko"
Of all the craziness surrounding the iPhone launch later today, (the media coverage sounds almost like the Paris Hilton frenzy), this story from HeadlinesNews.com takes first prize. [via OnePlusInfinity]
"Controversial documentary filmmaker Michael Moore is accusing Apple Inc. and AT&T of using the iPhone to distract attention from his new movie “Sicko”, which opens in US theaters on the same day the hyped phone goes on sale.
“This is an appalling display of greed and jealousy,” said Moore after a recent screening of his new movie. “Apple and AT&T obviously don’t care about fixing America’s healthcare system. They only care about how many iPhones they’re going to sell.”
I don’t see how Steve Jobs can call himself a ‘liberal’ and then try to silence my film,” said Moore. “Americans should be learning about our corrupt healthcare system on Friday, but instead they’re going to be lining up for a silly $600 dollar gadget.”
Other favorite iPhone launch stories:
-- According to Gizmodo, the guy who is first line of the NYC iPhone line is not an iPhone fanatic. He's a professional Line Sitter. Greg Packer simply likes the attention of being first in line.
When told of the lengths Packer has gone to to be at major events and meet celebrities, Robert Thompson, a Syracuse University professor of pop culture, said Packer has turned a passion into an art form.
"If you're totally obsessed with Shakespeare and James Joyce and go to the ends of the earth researching them, we call you an English professor," Thompson said. "This guy has chosen his body of art to consume, it just so happens he can't make a living off of it. The only fundamental difference is he doesn't have tenure."
-- Also on Gizmodo, who's live blogging from the SF line, a a homeless guy, Stanely Michael Jackson, has offered to stand in line for someone for $200 bucks (or $8 an hour).
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