Technology let-down

What could be worse than not having an iPhone (well, for some people leastways) - having an iPhone that doesn't work. Seems the launch of the iPhone has been plagued by problems so buyers haven't been able to activate their new phones - in this case activate seems to equal load up the software since it comes "bare" in the box. So what's the issue. Consider for a moment that as well as all the new iPhone users, there's also the existing iPhone users wanting to upgrade to the new 2.0 software that gives them the applications available on the newer iPhone plus access to the new Applications Store. Add to this group the existing iPod Touch users who are also trying to access the new 2.0 software because it will also give them the new apps and upgrades and all of a sudden you've got an overloaded system which can then have a flow-on effect - including my system doing unpredictable things that requires an iPod Touch (that would be mine) to be reset back to basic factory mode - including wiping the January upgrade and with it my Mail and Notes applications. Grrrr. I can do without the Maps, Weather and Stocks but really, it's too much like a naked iPod without the others! I'll try to restore again this evening - and hopefully I'll be able to get it back up and operating! Less than happy ... although the good news is that I'm not stuck in the many-people-long-line outside the Apple Store today - although they might be getting iPhones. Mmmm ... iPhone.