Maddogmike
Premium
join:2007-06-21
Cleveland, OH
| reply to hopeflicker
Re: other companies
well, corporations only care about bringing the masses to their products at first, and stick it too the previous customers. They think short term, only on the current, and not down the road when a customer might actually jump ship. They got their money, they don't care |
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dddaner
@sbcglobal.net
| reply to TKJunkMail
Re: I wonder
well also don't forget... AT&T is selling it not apple. so apple didn't make $200 profit necessarily then vs now. AT&T made some form of profit.
cell phone prices fluctuate by $100+ easily in the first few months of coming out. my $300 blackberry that i bought 2 months ago can now be bought for $99.
big whoop. |
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Thaler
Premium
join:2004-02-02
Encino, CA
| reply to NoAppleCustServ
Re: other companies
said by NoAppleCustServ :
Apple has done this for years thats why I don't
buy their products!
They tick off their customers every time they
come out with a new product.
They will see none of my cash!
LOL, its a wonder you buy from anyone then. I have yet to see *any* electronics that don't degredate in price over time.
It's funny. Apple leapfrogs conventional electronics sales methods by offering a feel-good free store credit...and you're saying that their customer service sucks. You can't have your cake and eat it too, I'm afraid. |
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NoAppleCustServ
@comcast.net | reply to hopeflicker
Apple has done this for years thats why I don't
buy their products!
They tick off their customers every time they
come out with a new product.
They will see none of my cash! |
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Ahrenl
join:2004-10-26
North Andover, MA | reply to yabos
Re: I wonder
Not WITH a two year contract. Even $399 is a lot bound by a two year contract. The Itouch is going to kill off all those Iphone sales anyway. |
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MrMoody
Carbon Based Lifeform
join:2002-09-03
Smithfield, NC | reply to openbox9
You say that like the Pod People have volition of their own. |
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ifarrell
join:2000-08-10
Willow Spring, NC
 ·Vonage
| reply to openbox9
said by openbox9  :The early adopters freely made the choice to purchase new technology...which always costs a premium. Early adopters are the ones that make things more affordable for the rest of us. IMO, the iPhone whiners should be extremely happy that they're getting the $100 credit. [/BQUOTE ******BINGO********* WE HAVE A WINNER!!!!!! |
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ibpitcher2
join:2003-10-29
New York, NY | reply to YouMeanLikeM
wow you're pretty original! and hilarious! did you think of that all by yourself? |
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yabos
join:2003-02-16
Ingersoll, ON | reply to hitman_001
There's lots of other smart phones that are that much. |
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Transmaster
Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus
join:2001-06-20
Cheyenne, WY
 ·Qwest.net
2 edits | reply to WileEC
Damn that is one of the best rants I have read in a long time.
I have to agree, I would have had an IPod a long time ago but I still can't get over the fact I am purchasing a expensive device which is very difficult to change a cycled out battery.......Oh that 160 gig Classic.....drool...drool.... 
But I want a 1 terabyte IPod  |
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tc1uscg
join:2005-03-09
Saint Clair Shores, MI
| reply to HUH
said by HUH :
When the price of your Samsung drops, how much are you going to get back?
Who cares.. it will always be cheaper then the whyPhone anyway.  It just cracks me up that those who paid all that money is crying about the difference in price. Suck it up and consider keep bragging about being the 1st to get it.. |
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YouMeanLikeM
@verizon.net
| reply to WileEC
said by WileEC :Personally, I like to bash Apple and the fanbois because they both make me sick. Apple for being such a disgusting, predatorial company that preys on the stupid and gullable consumers (& fanbois) who buy their overpriced products oftentimes without any actual need for a particular product - and they'll often pay any price. Yes, because phones are not available for free, right? And everyone needs amazing products such as Apple TV... LOL! - another total and complete waste of time and money. Of course, Apple also preys on the unfortunate... Who do you think makes all the shiny new gadgets they so savilly market? Can you say nearly slave-level Chinese labor boys and girls? You mean like Microsoft, right?
said by WileEC :Also, I love how the fanbois defend the mothership. Its soooooooooooooooooooo very amusing!!! The press is bought and owned by Apple and they fawn over the company - they practically fall over themselves to cover the news every time Steve Jobs farts. You are talking about your buds at Microsoft, right? You just got the name wrong. |
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hitman_001
Premium
join:2006-11-20
Laredo, TX | reply to yabos
They were charging 600 dollars for a phone, how in the world were they trying to "compete on price"? |
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yabos
join:2003-02-16
Ingersoll, ON | reply to WileEC
Everyone makes stuff in China. I bet you buy only products made in the USA or at least North America right? Apple has no choice to go to China unfortunately because everyone else is so if they want to compete on price they have to do it. |
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cork1958
Cork
join:2000-02-26
Fruitport, MI
·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Charter Pipeline
| reply to WileEC
"Sorry, but I have no sympathy for the stupid. People need to grow up and spend their money wisely and maybe not throw it away every time a new gadget hits the shelves."
That says it all, right there!!  |
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RadioDoc
58ef2c0
Premium,ExMod 2000-03
join:2000-05-11
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to WileEC
Re: I wonder
Amen brotha!
I find it extremely amusing that the people making the loudest noise about it are those who (over)paid for this thing in the first place, not the so-called "bashers". None of them are that stupid.
And then there is the usual rush to defend Apple no matter what they've done. Ha!
So much for being customer-centric here.
Enjoy your weekend.
--
Toolmaster of La Grange. |
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roymustang
Premium
join:2002-01-12
Oxford, MS | reply to WileEC
Maybe he wants to beat Bill Gates as "richest man in the world" before he'll retire. :-p |
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djrobx
join:2000-05-31
Valencia, CA
·PHONE POWER
 ·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T CallVantage
·Time Warner VOIP
·RoadRunner Cable
| reply to Gandalf4503
Hmmm, the same sort of thing happened with my Samsung Blackjack. I paid some $250 for it, but it's $99 now.
I don't even want to talk about the Cingular 8525 piece of sh*t that we paid around $400 for that went down to $99. I say it's a POS because my third one has died and needs to be exchanged.
Drastic drops in phone prices seem pretty normal to me. |
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