8GB iPhone Price Drop, 4GB iPhone Discontinued - Page 3

mainstreetmark · Sep 5, 2007, 02:25 PM

Relax everybody!

New technology always fluctuates on price, and if you didn't EXPECT this, then you were diluting yourself. The price dropping entitles none of you to a discount - you purchased it at the advertised price, and if I recall, were all more than willing to do so. Now it's cheaper: so what.

DON'T BUY NEW PRODUCTS if you hate it so much.

Buncha whiners...

(in fact, it sounds like most people happily paid the $600)

Small White Car · Sep 5, 2007, 02:25 PM

Don't ANY of you remember the "iPod Photo?"

Anyone?

Who is surprised by this news? It's pretty much the same story again. You all made fun of those who said "Fanboy Tax." Heck, we were just being realistic. Don't complain now!

alywa · Sep 5, 2007, 02:25 PM

Yeah, being an early adopter sucks. Oh well.

/owner of a collector's item 4GB iPhone
//Do the right thing here, apple

Doctor Q · Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macrumors

With the current pricing, the 8GB iPhone is now only $100 more than the new iPod touch model at the same storage capacity.

For practical purposes, it's the service contract that makes the difference, not the purchase price.

zap2 · Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM

Hey Apple, I'd sure take that new 8Gb Nano to make up for it!

irun5k · Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~J~

Im starting a club... you all are invited to join... its called the I'M ******* PISSED ABOUT MY IPHONE DEAL club... dont worry... memberships are free for life... as you already paid $200 to Apple to beta test something for them.

Our first order of business... im protesting until everyone gets a $200 gift card...

I agree, this is a little hard to take. A price drop this soon!?! Has to be unheard of. I like the new price, I just think they should have been offered at that out of the gate. Would have shut a lot of the critics up as well.

Really, really odd.

macdaddy121 · Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM

Why is everyone so upset....did you not think they would drop the price???? Did you think they would keep the price the same forever....get over it....you knew you were paying a premium for being the early switchers...

nemaslov · Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM

They made everyone happy except for those who already bought an iPhone.

. I get my iPod Classic with 160GB.

Music lovers who have huge collections are happy now.

You all should be happy with your widescreen tochy iPod. Enjoy it!

sixth · Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM

WHY o WHY can apple/at&t OPEN THIS TO BUSINESS CUSTOMERS?!!

And add TRUE Exchange SUPPORT...not IMAP.

They NEED to add the business support!!!

Cybergypsy · Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM

I for 1 dont care i would have paid more for the iPhone then 599.00

BKF · Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM

People, I feel your pain. But this is the world of high-tech. It's ever been thus, even if this is somewhat of an extreme case. As for those of us who were waiting for 2nd gen, this may push us over the edge. Come January I'm sure I'll regret it, but it will be a sweet four months in the meantime.

drater · Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM

i feel like a $200 whore

k2director · Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM

A $200 price drop after only 2 months from launch is unfair to Apple's original iPhone customers. Either Apple is panicking that iPhone sales haven't been up to expectations, OR Apple was overcharging for the phone 2 months ago at launch.

Apple needs to do something for its original customers to avoid very very bad blood.

Superdrive · Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJD2112

I'm ticked. I spent $200 more for the same product in June, now it is $399! My friend just bought an iPhone 8 GB for the full price, they should give those customers some sort of reimbursement or iTunes credit.

No they should not go wild giving everyone who adopted early credit or refunds. Everyone who bought one already got to use an iPhone for two months. Everyone saw this price drop coming at one point or another...

zwida · Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM

ah well, hard to complain too much.

I'll just keep telling myself that...

lord patton · Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM

they offered a $200 Apple Store credit when they dropped the price of Aperture from $500 to $300.

I bet they do the same now. Although, it will cost them about 200 million dollars.

zap2 · Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM

[quote=mainstreetmark;4133419]
New technology always fluctuates on price, and if you didn't EXPECT this, then you were diluting yourself.
/QUOTE]

Not really...Apple price stay basicly the same...the product get upgrades, but only after like a year...and then the price is the same.

A price drop after 2 month is a brand new thing for Apple.

tribulation · Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by malenfant

Ditto here. I plan to go by the Apple Store later today and raise some serious hell about this.

Ok sorry I really do feel bad for everyone that paid that much. But this is almost too funny. Luckily I'm not one of them. Apple has never screwed over their early adopters like this before, very strange. I'd be pretty POd right now too.

Seriously though, they should have at least offered a $50 iTunes gift card to all current iphone owners or something to calm down the uproar. This is going to get them some bad press.

Still no 3rd party software support on any of this? Still a joke then I think.

xyian · Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM

Ha ha! All you megageeks that couldn't wait are getting the shaft!
I will never buy an iPhone as I'm not a smartphone kinda guy but
the iPod touch sure looks fun!

gt1948 · Sep 5, 2007, 02:28 PM

Stood inline and paid $599.....

Want a dam refund of 200 smackers Stevo

And when do I get my headset back from engineering, the headset that shorts out when it gets sweaty?????

filman408 · Sep 5, 2007, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mainstreetmark

Relax everybody!

New technology always fluctuates on price, and if you didn't EXPECT this, then you were diluting yourself. The price dropping entitles none of you to a discount - you purchased it at the advertised price, and if I recall, were all more than willing to do so. Now it's cheaper: so what.

DON'T BUY NEW PRODUCTS if you hate it so much.

Buncha whiners...

We all expected it, but not after only 60 days.

They did this with Aperture (from $500 to $300) as well, but they offered store credit for the difference. They better do that here as well.

sixth · Sep 5, 2007, 02:29 PM

Looks like its back to hackin my phone :-)

this is stupid though...i was really hoping for exchange email support and opening to business accounts.

LimeiBook86 · Sep 5, 2007, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ~J~

Our first order of business... im protesting until everyone gets a $200 gift card...

That would be spectacular.

At least I didn't buy the 8GB iPhone, although I'm still angry about a price drop this soon.

Cybergypsy · Sep 5, 2007, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xyian

Ha ha! All you megageeks that couldn't wait are getting the shaft!
I will never buy an iPhone as I'm not a smartphone kinda guy but
the iPod touch sure looks fun!

Not shafted at all , had it while you were dreaming of it

SpookTheHamster · 02:42 PM

Jesus, guys. Prices change, do people go ******* when a car company drops the price of their car by several thousand when they've already had it for 3 months? If you were expecting the price to stay the same then you obviously don't understand business, especially in the mobile phone industry.

If you bought your phone in the past 2 weeks, chances are you'll get the difference back if you ask.

Sep 5, 2007, 02:25 PM	#51
mainstreetmark macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Saint Augustine, FL	Relax everybody! New technology always fluctuates on price, and if you didn't EXPECT this, then you were diluting yourself. The price dropping entitles none of you to a discount - you purchased it at the advertised price, and if I recall, were all more than willing to do so. Now it's cheaper: so what. DON'T BUY NEW PRODUCTS if you hate it so much. Buncha whiners... (in fact, it sounds like most people happily paid the $600) __________________ iTunesRegistry.com <-- v3.0 Now Playing

Sep 5, 2007, 02:25 PM	#52
Small White Car macrumors 68040 Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Washington DC	iPod Photo Don't ANY of you remember the "iPod Photo?" Anyone? Who is surprised by this news? It's pretty much the same story again. You all made fun of those who said "Fanboy Tax." Heck, we were just being realistic. Don't complain now!

Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM	#55
zap2 macrumors 601 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NJ	Hey Apple, I'd sure take that new 8Gb Nano to make up for it! __________________ "We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by." Will Rogers

Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM	#57
macdaddy121 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Georgia	Why is everyone so upset....did you not think they would drop the price???? Did you think they would keep the price the same forever....get over it....you knew you were paying a premium for being the early switchers... __________________ Next purchases: Bose headphones (BOUGHT), Speakers (BOUGHT), and Display.....

Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM	#58
nemaslov macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco	They made everyone happy except for those who already bought an iPhone.. I get my iPod Classic with 160GB. Music lovers who have huge collections are happy now. You all should be happy with your widescreen tochy iPod. Enjoy it! __________________ Agent man

Sep 5, 2007, 02:25 PM	#53
alywa macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2004	Yeah, being an early adopter sucks. Oh well. /owner of a collector's item 4GB iPhone //Do the right thing here, apple

Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM	#59
sixth macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2006	WHY o WHY can apple/at&t OPEN THIS TO BUSINESS CUSTOMERS?!! And add TRUE Exchange SUPPORT...not IMAP. They NEED to add the business support!!!

Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM	#60
Cybergypsy Banned Join Date: May 2006 Location: Central Florida!	I for 1 dont care i would have paid more for the iPhone then 599.00

Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM	#61
BKF macrumors member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY	People, I feel your pain. But this is the world of high-tech. It's ever been thus, even if this is somewhat of an extreme case. As for those of us who were waiting for 2nd gen, this may push us over the edge. Come January I'm sure I'll regret it, but it will be a sweet four months in the meantime.

Sep 5, 2007, 02:26 PM	#62
drater macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Boston, MA	i feel like a $200 whore __________________ "You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course."---Walter Sobchak

Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM	#63
k2director macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2006	A $200 price drop after only 2 months from launch is unfair to Apple's original iPhone customers. Either Apple is panicking that iPhone sales haven't been up to expectations, OR Apple was overcharging for the phone 2 months ago at launch. Apple needs to do something for its original customers to avoid very very bad blood.

Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM	#65
zwida macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: NYC	Early adopter tax ah well, hard to complain too much. I'll just keep telling myself that... __________________ I'd prefer not to.

Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM	#66
lord patton macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago	they offered a $200 Apple Store credit when they dropped the price of Aperture from $500 to $300. I bet they do the same now. Although, it will cost them about 200 million dollars. __________________ 15" SR 2.2 MBP 320GB HD 3GB RAM 8 GB iPhone mesa-boogie dual rectifier

Sep 5, 2007, 02:27 PM	#69
xyian macrumors 6502 Join Date: May 2004 Location: PDX	Ha ha! All you megageeks that couldn't wait are getting the shaft! I will never buy an iPhone as I'm not a smartphone kinda guy but the iPod touch sure looks fun!

Sep 5, 2007, 02:28 PM	#70
gt1948 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007	Price Drop??? Stood inline and paid $599..... Want a dam refund of 200 smackers Stevo And when do I get my headset back from engineering, the headset that shorts out when it gets sweaty?????

Sep 5, 2007, 02:29 PM	#72
sixth macrumors regular Join Date: Aug 2006	Looks like its back to hackin my phone :-) this is stupid though...i was really hoping for exchange email support and opening to business accounts.

Sep 5, 2007, 02:29 PM	#75
SpookTheHamster macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hants & London, UK	Jesus, guys. Prices change, do people go ******* when a car company drops the price of their car by several thousand when they've already had it for 3 months? If you were expecting the price to stay the same then you obviously don't understand business, especially in the mobile phone industry. If you bought your phone in the past 2 weeks, chances are you'll get the difference back if you ask. Last edited by Doctor Q : Sep 5, 2007 at 02:42 PM. Reason: language

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