This thread will not make a difference. Calling and talking with them is your best option. I think you should suck it up. You shouldn't get free stuff. You bought it because you chose to. Apple owes you nothing except the iPhone that they gave you.
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8GB iPhone Price Drop, 4GB iPhone Discontinued
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This thread will not make a difference. Calling and talking with them is your best option. I think you should suck it up. You shouldn't get free stuff. You bought it because you chose to. Apple owes you nothing except the iPhone that they gave you.
Chump
I took the heat from all the non-believers and assured them that my apple iphone was worth the money. I stood in line with the other loyalists only to *** ****** ** *** **** (and I'm not even a guy but I'm surmising that this is the equivalent is how that must feel).
I was ridiculed today for using "poor judgement" in buying the iphone to soon. I assured the apple haters that the price would not drop for A LONG TIME and that I would have gotten sufficient and satisfying use out of it until that time came. 2 MONTHS WAS NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND!
SCREW YOU APPLE. I have been a loyalist. Now I'm a chump. All you have done is hurt your customers and validated those who won't touch Apple products. I always defend you. Today I have nothing to say in your defense so I'm avoiding eye contact.
I took the heat from all the non-believers and assured them that my apple iphone was worth the money. I stood in line with the other loyalists only to *** ****** ** *** **** (and I'm not even a guy but I'm surmising that this is the equivalent is how that must feel).
I was ridiculed today for using "poor judgement" in buying the iphone to soon. I assured the apple haters that the price would not drop for A LONG TIME and that I would have gotten sufficient and satisfying use out of it until that time came. 2 MONTHS WAS NOT WHAT I HAD IN MIND!
SCREW YOU APPLE. I have been a loyalist. Now I'm a chump. All you have done is hurt your customers and validated those who won't touch Apple products. I always defend you. Today I have nothing to say in your defense so I'm avoiding eye contact.
At the risk of offending Rutgers grads, how many spelling / grammatical / contextual mistakes are allowed in a thesis there? Or were you typing this on your iPhone with its buggy touch pad interface?
There's a lesson to be learned here I think.......
Well you should have done when I did... when the new imacs came out... I bought a sweet 24 inch white imac as a demo unit. for 1700... (canadian)
And guess what guys... NO DEAD PIXELS OR SCRACHES!
Just to quickly note again: the iPhone was cheaper than its (largely inferior) competition from the very start. See chart here:
http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/RDM.Tech.Q3.07/28CE05EF-2E0F-4912-A62A-CBAB41E0D305.html
Whats the big deal!?!?!?!?
This happens to every single phone sold in the uk (not sure about the US)!!!
Early adopters pay a premium and then it comes down. Some people are forgetting that its a phone at the end of the day.
When the N95 came out I would have had to pay 150 pounds for the phone with a one year contract. Now its free.
Get over it!!
This happens to every single phone sold in the uk (not sure about the US)!!!
Early adopters pay a premium and then it comes down. Some people are forgetting that its a phone at the end of the day.
When the N95 came out I would have had to pay 150 pounds for the phone with a one year contract. Now its free.
Get over it!!
According to your signature you have a new iMac...wouldn't you be pissed off if they lowered the price by $200 or so when Leopard comes out?
Sorry for you but at least you have an iPhone and have had 2 months use of it. Most of the world still cant buy them.
Now as there is a 16Gb iPod, will there soon be a 16Gb iPhone as well. Would make sense to me.
As with a lot of tech things, being an early adopter means you pay the penalty. If you cant accept that then perhaps you should only buy outdated stuff. I hear you can buy Intel Core Duo Macs at a reasonable price now.
Perhaps Apple should bring out a product called iWhinge especially for early adopters
What a fundamental lack of understanding of the principles of capitalism and blatant whining. Anyone who bought an iPhone in the past two months paid the market price, that is, what you were willing to pay for a given product considering how much you wanted it. It was apparently worth $600 to a lot of people complaining on the message board.
It's not Apple's fault that you thought it was worth $600, and had to own one. They're in the business of selling products & maximizing shareholder value, not coddling their customer base.
For every one person that walks away and says I'll never own an Apple product again as a result of this price reduction, they're picking up 10 new customers, at least. People who want companies to care about them are delusional. At the very most, they want you to keep buying their products.
To all those whiners, get a clue, you have absolutely no one to blame but yourself. You're the ones who thought the iPhone was worth $600 at the time you bought it, that's not Apple's fault.
It's not Apple's fault that you thought it was worth $600, and had to own one. They're in the business of selling products & maximizing shareholder value, not coddling their customer base.
For every one person that walks away and says I'll never own an Apple product again as a result of this price reduction, they're picking up 10 new customers, at least. People who want companies to care about them are delusional. At the very most, they want you to keep buying their products.
To all those whiners, get a clue, you have absolutely no one to blame but yourself. You're the ones who thought the iPhone was worth $600 at the time you bought it, that's not Apple's fault.
I sympathize, but that was never a good reason to use. Nobody had any way to be SURE better or cheaper was not coming sooner than normal. A better reason: the phone is WORTH what you paid for it.
But don't expect to have any affect on people who attack you for your choice of product. Their opinion may safely be discarded. Laugh a little, speculate on what makes them so insecure, but don't expect them to change.
I blame space aliens.
Wrong, it just happened.
Two months one week is not within two months.
In the mobile phone market six months is an age, new market new rules.
What's really gonna nark the yanks is knowing it'll be launched in the UK post price drop, probably 3G, and at a time when the exchange rates means it'll feel like $200
Ahh, yes good things come to those who wait
Ya, think I'll get off work, walk on down to the Apple Store and buy my 200.00 Cheaper iPhone that I waited for. Already sold my ipod for 200.00 last week (To beat the rush), and going to sell my N75, so if anyone has thrown there iPhone into the wall and would like to buy my Nokia, let me know.
So should come out ahead after selling those two devices, sure glad I held out for once...
Hope my 400.00 iphone works as good as your 600.00 one!
<That should get the blood pumpin for some of you>
Ya, think I'll get off work, walk on down to the Apple Store and buy my 200.00 Cheaper iPhone that I waited for. Already sold my ipod for 200.00 last week (To beat the rush), and going to sell my N75, so if anyone has thrown there iPhone into the wall and would like to buy my Nokia, let me know.
So should come out ahead after selling those two devices, sure glad I held out for once...
Hope my 400.00 iphone works as good as your 600.00 one!
<That should get the blood pumpin for some of you>
Great news
I do feel bad for the early adapters, I really do. However--in the grand scheme, who cares? You KNEW that the iPhone would get cheaper eventually, and that there would be a better one eventually, what does it really matter if it's now or in another 6 months?
But for the consumer, for Apple, and for AT&T, this is VERY VERY good news! iPhone was already #1 in the smartphone division, now it's going to absolutely dominate.
So as soon as one comes out that is usable in Europe and Japan, I'm in! though, 32GB would be good...
I do feel bad for the early adapters, I really do. However--in the grand scheme, who cares? You KNEW that the iPhone would get cheaper eventually, and that there would be a better one eventually, what does it really matter if it's now or in another 6 months?
But for the consumer, for Apple, and for AT&T, this is VERY VERY good news! iPhone was already #1 in the smartphone division, now it's going to absolutely dominate.
So as soon as one comes out that is usable in Europe and Japan, I'm in! though, 32GB would be good...
As I said in a previous post, this is not a typical Apple product line. They have agreements with ATT that influence this pricing. The new touch iPods would have seriously damaged iPhone sales without a price drop. If you ask for anything, seek a rebate/new offer through ATT. That is how Apple should have handled this price drop in the first place.
Those of us who chose to wait for 2nd Gen. just weighted the early adopter risk heavier than those who chose to buy early. Warning to every consumer is never buy anything for a price you do not want to pay. Do not base purchases on anything but you comfort to own that item, that day for that price.
What it boils down to is are all of you complainers willing to stop buying Apple products? If not, then you're just whining and can't put your money where your mouth is, and further proving that Apple made a shrewd and intelligent move.
For all those who are swearing off Apple, see you later, they just picked up tons more customers to take your place - welcome to the world of capitalism.
For all those who are swearing off Apple, see you later, they just picked up tons more customers to take your place - welcome to the world of capitalism.
1 million posts, come on people!
I just want this forum to keep growing, then it becomes a petition and an event. I waited on day one, have nothing new to say, nor a novel way to express it:
'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!'
I just want this forum to keep growing, then it becomes a petition and an event. I waited on day one, have nothing new to say, nor a novel way to express it:
'I'M AS MAD AS HELL, AND I'M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!'
OK, So I understand why everyone is pissed. But it's the price you pay for buying a 1st generation apple product. They always get better and/or cheaper with every new release. And yes they did not release a new iPhone, but apple always does this, and everyone should know it by now. Three years ago I spent $2000 dollars on a Powerbook G4, and 2 months after, they gave them better screens, better hard drives, superdrive standard, ect... for the same price I paid for mine! I was not pissed because that is how the industry is. If anyone has the right to be pissed it's the people that bought $1500 to $2000 dollar computers and had this happen, I don't think the $600 dollars early iPhone adopters paid is that bad. You lost $200, imagine if you had lost that or more, much more, and the newer product is better and cheaper. That is what happened to alot of people that bought Powerbooks right before the Macbook Pro intro. If you want the newest product NOW, then you have to pay the premium. If you can get some patience and wait a few months, you'll prob get a better product for cheaper. But then again, if you wait a few more months, you'll get an even better product for even cheaper! It's a never ending cycle. It does suck that early iPhone adopters got screwed $200, but that is what you had to pay to have to coolest, and newest phone out there. I waited, and knew I would when they told us about the iPhone in January. So I saved my money and bought an iMac in Feb. I have saved again, and now I'll only be paying $399 for the 8gb iPhone. Patience is a virtue.
If Your So Inclined
If Your So Inclined, sign the petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/iphonerefund/
If Your So Inclined, sign the petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/iphonerefund/
The 200 dollar price drop upset me greatly....but then I thought, surely they'll announce an update which includes games, flash capabilities, new icons, programs, SOMETHING.
But alas, nothing to massage my discontent.
This screwed over feeling is something I've come to expect from Microsoft...but this is Apple. WTF?!
But alas, nothing to massage my discontent.
This screwed over feeling is something I've come to expect from Microsoft...but this is Apple. WTF?!
Yes, we knew that they would come down in the price eventually but paid a premium to get them before the masses got them (typically at the first price drop). I for one thought that the premium would get me more than 2 months lead time, guess I was wrong.
1. Do you think the genious has the authority to give you $200? He's for tech support, not customer service.
2. Do you think you'll get far equating his rate of pay with his worth? My number one peave is people who think they're more or less important based on their rate of pay. In my opinion, it just shows arrogance.
