When the first iPhone came out, for many weeks afterward I was constantly asked on the subway, “Is that an iPhone?” by all sorts of people young and old. And then, eventually, they lowered the price and everyone bought one. I never got asked after that.
Now, with the new iPhone, I’m being asked again—but only by people with the first iPhone. So far, four people have asked me, “Is that the new iPhone?” but all of them are first-gen owners. Strangers don’t care. If they don’t have an iPhone, all iPhones look the same. But old iPhone owners immediately notice the black shiny back and start asking questions.