Starting with the new iPads, Apple has finally stopped including the stickers and it is a relief.
Okay, it’s partly a relief just for me because I happen to have papyrophobia — I am a writer who is afraid of paper. It’s like an OCD thing and I’m fine with US Letter or A4 scripts. If those are torn, or if you give me a Post-It Note, I am in trouble.
Consequently, every single time I’ve bought a new Mac, or an iPhone, or an iPad, there has been a moment of wincing distaste as I hide the stickers back in the box. But I have also never had a moment’s desire to slap any sticker of any kind on anything — and especially not a device I’ve just spent at least a thousand on.
