@jbtaylor on tech

Wow! Today was a great day for Sprint -- our iPhone sales today were the best ever for any family of devices in company history. Customers clearly love Sprint's unlimited data plans and Apple's great devices.

Here's a statement we just put out to media:

“Sprint today reported its best ever day of sales in retail, web and telesales for a device family in Sprint history with the launch of iPhone 4S and iPhone 4. We reached this milestone at approximately noon CT/1pm ET. The response to this device by current and new customers has surpassed our expectations and validates our customers’ desire for a truly unlimited data pricing plan.”

The Apple fanboys who are fretting about Steve Jobs' medical leave of absence really do a disservice to Tim Cook (pictured above) and the thousands of other Apple employees who help make the company successful.

No company of this size is that dependent on one person. Not even Apple. Apple's success is the result of everyone's hard work, not just Steve Jobs'.

I have a friend from high school who works in a sales position in an Apple store in a suburban mall. You know what she calls where she works? "Awesome Land." She regularly talks about how she enjoys helping her customers. Put simply, she's not about the iPhone or Mac or iPad -- she's all about helping people.

My hope is that Jobs can take a step back and focus on his health and his family. Because at the end of the day, that's the most important thing in life -- at least it is for me.

Coming to a TV near you: A new T-Mobile ad. It's funny, but I'm wondering if it doesn't draw attention to Verizon having the iPhone now rather than the devices T-Mobile sells.

What do you think?

Even if you work at AT&T, Jon Stewart and John Oliver's bit on last night's Daily Show about Verizon's iPhone announcement was hilarious.

But honestly, AT&T can't be that bad. If they were this horrible, they would be losing customers and market share.

They're not.

Even though Verizon will start meeting the needs of Apple fanboys on February 10, I'm sure we will continue to hear more rants from AT&T's customers still under an ETF.

Honestly, I hope Verizon's network is up to the job. If they stumble, I'm not sure I can put up with reading the Verizon-version of the same stories I've read about AT&T for the last few years.

The incessant whining from Apple devotees is tired and the only thing worse is the tech media's disproportionate coverage of the whining.

Now, I'm whining. So I better stop.

Or I'll start a rant which is better suited for my blog about PR.

I'm interested to read that Consumer Reports has decided that it can't recommend the iPhone 4. I wonder how Apple will blame AT&T this time.