An iPhone surprise: Opening-day sales were slow.

Apple shares slid almost 5 percent this morning after AT&T disclosed an interesting fact in its earnings report: Only 146,000 people signed up for iPhone service during the device’s first two days of sales. The number is far below previous estimates of iPhone sales; some analysts had guessed that Apple sold more than 400,000 in its opening weekend.

We know better than to believe the hype;
even when we want to believe,
But we shouldn’t believe
because it’s all hype
all the time
always
hype