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David Meyer ZDNet.co.uk

Published: 11 Jul 2008 10:31 BST

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"I deliberately didn't get the old iPhone so I could get the new one," said Lydia, who works in digital advertising. "Apple normally upgrade pretty soon." She added that the first iPhone had been too expensive.

Lydia also said she would not be trying to make use of the new iPhone's Exchange compatibility: "I don't want my work emails on my iPhone — no way!"

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