Does this mean I'll get $99 gift card...

[SFStateStudent]

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/...em&ex=1193630400&en=7d88f8fd28dfad10&ei=5087

when the price drops to $300???

 

[calvy]

After two years? No. stop trolling.

 

[Sobe]

the more interesting bit is that the $399 iPhone seems to be worth $830 to Apple over 2 years.

So basically a customer who buys and uses AT&T pays apple $830. Some of it is simply deferred and recouped on the backend not up front.

A customer who unlocks his phone pays Apple $400.

And I wonder why Apple would be against unlocking phones...

 

[mets1125]

the more interesting bit is that the $399 iPhone seems to be worth $830 to Apple over 2 years.

So basically a customer who buys and uses AT&T pays apple $830. Some of it is simply deferred and recouped on the backend not up front.

A customer who unlocks his phone pays Apple $400.

And I wonder why Apple would be against unlocking phones...

Apple gets $18 a month from ATT for each iphone thats hooked up?? That seems a lot.

 

[Madame Defarge]

the more interesting bit is that the $399 iPhone seems to be worth $830 to Apple over 2 years.

So basically a customer who buys and uses AT&T pays apple $830. Some of it is simply deferred and recouped on the backend not up front.

A customer who unlocks his phone pays Apple $400.

And I wonder why Apple would be against unlocking phones...

Exactly, though probably not in the way you mean. Name any phone that you have to pay $830 for unlocked? Apple is raking in the money on this. Consumer desires be damned.

Eventually, people will catch on, especially if the product has issues, like a negative black screen.

 

[Sobe]

Exactly, though probably not in the way you mean. Name any phone that you have to pay $830 for unlocked? Apple is raking in the money on this. Consumer desires be damned.

Eventually, people will catch on, especially if the product has issues, like a negative black screen.

None, but the N95 unlocked can get close:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Unlocked-Nokia-...9295699QQihZ014QQcategoryZ64355QQcmdZViewItem

Then again, the iPhone is a lot cooler.