Something like 68 days after it was introduced the IPhone's price is dropping a couple of hundred dollars.

People who bought one have been told to find out what their credit card company offers as far as pricing guarantees go. People who bought one in the last two weeks are told they can return them (I think).

I know my facts aren't as "crackerjack" as they could be, but I thought I'd post this in case anyone hasn't heard and in case they want to look further into getting any money back.

This is true. Apple has decided to smack the early adopters upside the head with such steep price drop so soon after launch. All those people that signed those huge contracts are just kicking themselves right about now. I'm sure the iPod lady is even more pissed now that she spent $800 for a spot in line to get it on the first day.

The rest of the announcements with the new iPods was pretty poor as well. 64% of people that took a poll on G4TechTV felt that Apple was just screwing with them and toying with their loyalty.

In other news, Apple's stock also dropped by 5.15% over the new product announcements.

Leading edge equals bleeding edge. LOL. Sorry, but after building computers for years, one got used to the early adopters being shafted as they paid the most and were in essence beta testers for new products. Wait for the second generation of the product, pay less and retain more of your head hair. :D

If it wasn't for the fact that the iPhone isn't supposed to be a commodity item like RAM, CPU's and Hard Drives, I'd agree with you 100%. Obviously, being on the cutting edge, you do need to factor in a price drop whenever you're at the edge, however, this one really outraged the whole Apple iPod community. When Wall Street smacks you too, you know you did something wrong.

You are right. Apple shouldn't have undercut them but I'm not surprised. I'm not sure what the stats are but I'm of the mind that sales weren't what they (Apple) hoped they would be. Also, when that spat flared up between Apple sales figures and whomever is their sole signal carrier, it looked pretty dodgy. I really didn't understand the "one carrier only" bullshit. Seems kind of limiting to me. Smacks of Sony-like stupidity.

Apple's iPhone sales did fall short of projections, but that was probably because they limited their sales to only one carrier. If they had offered the unit open to most carriers, they would have sold through all stock. It's hard to convince people to change their plan and number and sign a contract, even for a cool phone of some sorts.

In other news, it looks like Apple sort of in a backhanded way admitted they kinda screwed up, and offered all existing Apple iPhone users a $100 credit to spend at any Apple store, online or offline. Steve Job's open letter to users oozes arrogance though.

I agree that the one-carrier-only thing probably hurt their sales. I haven't done much looking into why they chose to do the one-carrier thing. I suppose they had their reasons. Still, I don't think people are generally enticed to switch carriers just to take their chances on a brand new product.

Maybe I don't anything, though:rolleyes:

Stephen Jobs attitude needs a readjustment. What a tit. $100 credit to put money back in my pocket thru false sales figures? Sheesh. What a jackass move.

They'll have to be at the point where I can afford them without a price drop before I'd consider one, and then I have to wonder - how much does the service cost to have all those neat features actually usable on the iPhone? I mean, your bill must be almost $200 a month!!

I hadn't realized that the iPhone's sales were not what they thought they would be. All I can say is now after hearing this I am glad that I chose to wait. But I usually don't like buying things as soon as they come out.

There's something to be said for waiting, and if someone can wait long enough waiting past the first year of a product can be the best thing. The bugs get worked out, the newness wears off, the demand levels off, pricing issues get stabilized, etc.

Of course, I'd like to see what happens in markets/the economy if every time some new item was introduced everyone decided to wait a year. :)

Of course, I'd like to see what happens in markets/the economy if every time some new item was introduced everyone decided to wait a year. :)

Companies would test their products properly before releasing them, instead of putting out products that are really only "beta's" and expecting the early adopters to wear the problems as a cost that comes with new tech.

Companies would test their products properly before releasing them, instead of putting out products that are really only "beta's" and expecting the early adopters to wear the problems as a cost that comes with new tech.


Ding ding ding, we have a winner. I used to do Beta testing for s.w. companies. Had to electronically sign NDAs (Non Disclosure Agreements.) with the outfits. What a pain it was trying to get rid of those companies when you no longer wanted to do any testing for them. Clung to you like baby poop to a blanket.

Interesting analogy, Chuck! I guess they figured it was easier for them to hold on to you than have to deal with signing someone else up.

For the Canadians, what do you think about picking up a refurbed iPhone off Apple.com for cheap and unlocking it?

For the Canadians, what do you think about picking up a refurbed iPhone off Apple.com for cheap and unlocking it?

I think you need to find a data plan on a GSM network that won't charge you $60 for 25 MB of transfer. You'll burn through that in a few days!

I think you need to find a data plan on a GSM network that won't charge you $60 for 25 MB of transfer. You'll burn through that in a few days!

The data plans are ridiculous here, so I would most likely stick to Wifi and using the iPod/video functions--oh, and the phone part. Now that the dollar is on par, $299 sounds pretty good! It's just a matter of time as more and more apps will be written by all those Apple fanboys. :)

MEh.. it's going to be a long time until I cash out that much for such a device even if it might come in handy.

I think all data plans are pretty steep for the person who already has their PC set up and already has a cell phone to talk on. Data plans are just that extra thing that I don't think everybody feels like paying for.