haha, with that 2-years contract, and look at this new PDA, iPhone is dead, no matter how much they drop the price
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haha, with that 2-years contract, and look at this new PDA, iPhone is dead, no matter how much they drop the price
You're right, and I stand corrected. I'm just kinda bummed about the ringtone thing.
I'll bet apple had no choice. You think the companies selling JUST a ringtone are only sending $.50 to the record company and pocketing the rest?
Ringtones are a huge source of income for record companies, there's no way they'd let apple give away ringtone use for free. The fact that only some songs are available is evidence of this, ringtones don't fall under the itunes contract, and apple had to negotiate a new deal for them.
Does anyone sell ringtones for $.99? Or both ringtone and the song for $1.98?
That is crap. 200 dollar price drop. Guess thats what you pay for being on the bleeding edge of technology, but its a phone.
Oh well...
Oh well...
TV either.
Don't worry. There will likely be a class action lawsuit about this also.
Glad they dropped the price, though. It's more in line with reality.
More expensive for less storage, requires an expensive two year contract and locks you to AT&T. You think people are willing to go through all that rather than carry a different phone with them (one that has 3G, MMS and a better camera for example)?
Mark my words, iPhone sales will BOMB now unless Apple do something like lower the price, increase the storage or release firmware which gives more functionality to the iPhone.
There are better mobile phones than the iphone, with more functionality and better features (like better camera, video, MMS, 3G). The iPhones killer feature is it's ipod abilities. Now it's redeeming feature is available in a cheaper product with more storage.
In Europe the iPhone may well be stillborn. We can get better phones with faster internet, MMS and vastly superior cameras for FREE on our contracts (my current phone is 3G and has a 3.2Mp camera and can videochat). Without it's killer ipod feature the iphone is nothing. I can just get an iPod Touch instead.
I think the 2+ months that I've enjoyed my iPhone is well worth $200. Now... others may have a different opinion. But considering that they're increasing its functionality, I don't feel too screwed by the price-drop.
Well, there'll be other ways to get tones on there.
And the iPhone price drop doesn't bother me, Apple's getting agressive.
As an early-adopter, I could really care less about the price drop. Sure, I'd like the $200, but I wasn't going to sit around waiting for a price drop to buy the phone. I'm 100% satisfied with my purchase, and now more people are going to have them. My extra productivity alone from not having to demo the iPhone constantly is going to be worth the $200 in a matter of weeks! (ok - maybe not weeks...)
Regardless, this is a good thing. It expands the market. More iPhones sold is a good thing, especially for me, as a shareholder.
Regardless, this is a good thing. It expands the market. More iPhones sold is a good thing, especially for me, as a shareholder.