Am I just a grumpy, cynical old fart or am I right in judging the hordes of people who have camped out overnight and are right now standing in lines all across America (and the world in fact) to be among the first to get their hands on the new 3G iPhone, as complete and utter losers? Apologies for the rather long sentence there.

I always ponder the motivation people have for getting something or getting in somewhere, especially when walking around New York city and seeing the lines of party goers desperately trying to get into the new new place.

Hey, don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge Apple fan and have successfully transitioned our two offices to Mac environment (the only PCs here are used for testing), but I really believe that nothing is worth begging for; not a cramped position in a night club and definitely not a phone. The hysteria is astonishing and ever more evidence that people are not far removed from their closest mammalian relative, the sheep.

So everyone get back out there and do something a little more positive with your time and pop into the Apple store later on, or tomorrow when there will be no line. 24 more hours without GPS and 3G is not going to kill you - I promise.