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8GB iPhone Price Drop, 4GB iPhone Discontinued

refund!!

Ok...at first i seen the drop and was freaking out but then i called apple and waited online forever but they were nice and said they would credit my card back for $150. I originially bought the refurbished 8g for $499. So all in all apple came through and my phone will be here tomorrow!! I am so excited :)
 
bousozoku said:
Mod note: I can't be certain but I'd expect you people to have better vocabulary and post with sense rather than cursing and insulting other people. It would be a good time to check your next post before you submit it.
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Thank you. I posted a similar comment earlier. It amazes me how people use the anonymity of the internet to insult people they don't even know over something as silly as an iPhone. Sad.
 
So, all the complainers think Apple should have kept the price high to justify their purchases? They decided that it was worth it at the time to spend the amount they did. Apple obviously discovered that it would be unable to sell the number it wanted at the price it was asking, so it adjusted the price. The motivation seems to be to increase market share, and in doing so, increase the subscription income. To be quite honest, the iPhone was a bit over-priced when it was introduced. But those ppl who bought it decided that it was worth the price to them.

So, why all the complaints about the price change? Did Apple offer a guarantee that the price would always stay the same? Why don't all the ppl who bought 20" iMacs before the new model was introduced complain that a better model was introduced for $200 less? And how about those ppl who forked out $$$ to buy a Motorola RAZR when it was first introduced, only to see it subsequently offered for free with a new contract? With comsumer electronics, if you delay a purchase, you can always get more for your money in the future.

And for those who say Apple clearly planned this price drop when it introduced the iPhone, please tell me why Apple even bothered to introduce the 4GB model. It was a significant waste of time and money to introduce this model. If Apple had knowledge beforehand about how sales would turn out, then it would have never made the 4GB model, and it would have probably introduced the 8GB model for $499.

It seems that Apple realized that nobody wanted the 4GB model, but at the same time, most ppl would not be willing to pay more than $400 for a phone.
 
Rule #1 Never Buy 1st Generation Apple Mac Anything...

In the past Apple has duped me into the latest and greatest, but have not for a long time, since figuring out their you pay Apple to beta test scam.
Rule #1 Never Buy 1st Generation Apple Mac Anything & if you can wait until 3rd it would be even wiser. They have the technology as we all now so it is stupid to buy a 8gig iphone when you know it could have been at the very least a 20gig w/a select all function to delete multiple emails(which it does not., you have to delete one by one.) A price reduction always means a new or a couple models will be out for xmas.....
 
All of you first adopters have been used like hookers.
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Yes. I used my iPhone like crazy they past two months just like a hooker... whatever.


At least this post did not involve any wrong iPhone launch dates... I will give you that.
 
If they did an online apple store refund of $200 they technically wouldn't lose any money...just move it around.
 
Geeze

I can't believe the amount of schadenfreude in this thread.

It's hard to accept that there are that many people with so many rose colored glasses pointed directly at Apple that they can't see why their most loyal fans might be upset by this.
 
O well

Cant say I'm mad about the price drop because I got mine for free but easy on my pocket when I get my wife one. Does this mean someone is going to sue Apple becuase they didnt disclose to customers that the price was going to be dropped? LOL!! I will have seen everything if that happens...
 
Just got back from the Alderwoon Mall Apple store and could not be happier. I walked in and talked to the only open sales person, who also happened to be a manager, and they were more then happy to give me the credit for both of my iPhones as long as I had the reciept for them. I hope they are going to do something for all the people that went to an AT&T store.
 
Welcome to the world of technology. Learn these:

1. Technology changes quickly and the market with it.

2. There are no guarantees when you purchase an electronic product that it will remain the latest and greatest for more than a day.

3. Please read 1 & 2 again.
 
In general, I love price drops like this. It's exactly what drives me to buy new stuff. As time goes on, you get more for less. It's awesome.

Although, I do feel burned for spending $200 more than I had to just a few weeks ago. Hopefully there will be some stories on this thread for people who got credits/refunds. That would be a really nice gesture by Apple if they did that.
 
They wanted to send a message to NBC/Universal & Microsoft who is BOSS.

jholzner said:
I don't see a negative side in this article. All I see is someone just talking out his butt. I mean, maybe Apple didn't sell as many as they wanted and maybe they did. Maybe then just want to sell even more and this was planned since January. He has no idea. The new 4 gig nano is only 149. Does that mean the previous 4 gig nano wasn't selling well at 199? I know it's not the same but who knows why Apple decided to drop the price.
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Luxord said:
Just got back from the Alderwoon Mall Apple store and could not be happier. I walked in and talked to the only open sales person, who also happened to be a manager, and they were more then happy to give me the credit for both of my iPhones as long as I had the reciept for them. I hope they are going to do something for all the people that went to an AT&T store.
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Yeah but when did you buy your iPhone? I'm thinking about trying it...couldn't hurt right?
 
hahahaha ..read my siggy .. send me another 35 hate filled PM's cuz I told you fanboy's that its not worth it ... but you won't listen!

now listen good ... 16gig iphone on 3g .. $499 before christmas season.

iPhone version 2 before september 08' .. even better prices ..
 
The only reason this price drop is EVEN possible is because the common platform between iPhone and Ipod Touch will result in a near instant 10-20 million volume sell which helps brings the price of them both down dramatically....plus let's not forget the warning about the financial hit reported in last quarters result for the product transition...I bet all those $599 iPhone's were BREAK EVEN at best...and that there is probably now only a clear margin in the product.

It's not easy making 10 million pieces of the most amazing hi-technology on the planet and making it as cheap as the crappy treo's or Zune's...

I say KUDOS to Apple for even DROPPING the price...far greedy corps would keep gouging...
 
Shame on you Apple

As a shareholder of Apple my a** is sore this evening. Like others on this board who waited in line on day one were rewarded with this news today. I understand Apples position to gain market share, and appreciate it as a shareholder, but 65ish days later, come on. I learned my lesson and won't be an early adopter for Apple products again. Thanks Apple.

Best,
A shareholder
 
I don't think that bashing a COMPANY (remember they are still a company) is going to get you 200 dollars back. I purchased the iPhone day 2 of its release, and I couldnt be happier about it. Granted, had i have been patient and waited I would have saved myself 200 dollars. But it is what it is. I wont lie, it would be nice if apple gave us some sort of credit to purchase more products, but if it doesnt happen then it doesnt happen.

There is some good from this, however. Although we may have been in a sense "robbed" as some have put it of 200 dollars, the number of iphone users is going to grow exponentially meaning that the level of dedication apple will give to iPhone will grow as well. This means we may see updates sooner, Apps like iChat sooner, and other great things Apple has to offer.

To the early adopters such as myself......patience pays....literally.:cool:

Although.........200 bucks would be nice right about now.......:D
 
This thread is kind of funny as there are really only two types of people posting:

People complaining who bought their iPhone more than 14 days ago.

People complaining about people complaining who are happy because they can now afford to buy an iPhone.
 
i bought the iPhone on Monday. So I called the At&t store today and they told me i could return it, pay restocking fee and get a new phone at the new discount price. HA! so At&t store would rather have an open box iphone sitting there rather than just do this as an electronic transaction...

Anyhow i call Apple, and now the rep is on the phone with the At&t store telling them to just give 200 bucks back.
 
Apple's refund policy

plumbingandtech said:
Someone else posted that if you are in a 14 day window from today you can get $200 back.
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10 calendar days. (14 days is how long you have, after shipment, to call them and claim your refund.)

http://store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/salespolicies.html

"Should Apple reduce its price on any shipped product within 10 calendar days of shipment, you may contact Apple Sales Support at 1-800-676-2775 to request a refund or credit of the difference between the price you were charged and the current selling price. To receive the refund or credit you must contact Apple within 14 business days of shipment."
 
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