Re: Apple Inc in http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r19047199 en Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:34:57 EDT Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:34:57 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19055988 M A R K : Ok dad..]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19055988 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:05:19 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19054629 crashnburn4u : BTW - Looks like you're the only FOOL who did not FORSEE that the prices will fall.

Every guy I know who just graduated from college & a lot of people still in undergrad want to get an iPhone. The smarter ones waited for the following reasons:
1. Let the bugs of the first release pan out
2. iPod prices fall every couple of months so will the iPhone prices

Now I'd say that is coming from 18-20 year olds. I'd think you were smarter than that when watching PRICING for tech gadgets fall. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19054629 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:22:36 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19054609 crashnburn4u : M A R K.

Welcome to the world of BLEEDING EDGE Cell phones. Its typical. Different products have different lifecycles.

Laptops, TVs, HDTVs, Plasmas, LCDs, Cell Phones and everything that has a LUXURY element to it is always higher priced at entry into market. People pay the premium to have the FIRST ones.. The ego or the pleasure kick of getting it before anyone.

Prices then go down... and pretty much never come up. Why? Because the next BIG thing is ALWAYS coming out.

There are people that go ahead and buy at a premium to have it NOW.. or people who wait for the 4th July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving & Day After Christmas sales.

Why do so many good pieces of clothing become CHEAP 1-day after Christmas? 1 day? Because, that is how it goes - You get to wear the latest fashion on Christmas / New Years.. or afterwards. You have that CHOICE. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19054609 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:19:16 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19054551 crashnburn4u : Dude. They did not fuck you with $200. Its typical PREMIUM that anyone in Asia or anywhere else in the world pays for a NEW PHONE. 1-2 months and the prices drop.

What do you get for the $200? The EGO KICK of having an iPhone before it becomes TOO COMMON.

As always every new Nokia phone would command a premium. A lot of people get it to SHOW OFF.. A lot of people know that the prices will drop in 8-10 weeks and they do not need the EGO KICK of saying "I got it way before most of you commoners did". ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19054551 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:11:44 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19051251 vinnie97 : You did in so many words.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19051251 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:02:30 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19051230 Count Zero : And while in a world where people have to treat each with with fairness and respect that makes sense, but in business there is ultimately only profit that matters. And while Apple may do a GREAT job of customer care in 99.9% of cases (and in my experience it is really that close to 100%) they are bound to make mistakes. Yeah they dropped the price sooner than ANYONE would have though (though everyone knew a price drop had to be around the bend sooner or later, and personally I was expecting it at least a month before the holiday buying season) but at least they gave everyone $100 store credit, and that's not too bad.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19051230 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:56:42 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19050904 MadDog3057 :
said by xrobertcmx See Profile :

Normally, I would agree that you buy something, and that is that. I think with the iPhone we have a difference.
First, we have Apple. Normally they don't just lop $200 off the purchase price of anything. You buy an Apple product and the price is the same for a year or two. Obviously the new product selling at $xxx.xx is not the same as yours, but it carries the same moniker and cost the same price.
Second we have the Cellular phone market. Yes, today that phone is $300, but it will normally stay at $300 for 6 months to a year before the monthly markdown. 10 weeks for a hot selling phone is not the normal markdown period.
These folks got burnt by a product realignment.
Third, Apple didn't decide the day before to do the markdown, they had to know it some time out. What I think they didn't count on was the consumer backlash, which really surprises me. I know had I bought that silly thing I would have been irate, but then I became angry when T-Mobile started giving away my cell phone the day after I paid $30.00 for it.
So, really, I think it is time to give these folks a break.
I agree. The reason people got pissed off wasn't because it had a price drop, it was because it dropped so much so quickly. I mean if sony would have done that with the ps3 I bet you a lot of those people would have been pissed off too.
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First, we have Apple. Normally they don't just lop $200 off the purchase price of anything. You buy an Apple product and the price is the same for a year or two. Obviously the new product selling at $xxx.xx is not the same as yours, but it carries the same moniker and cost the same price.
Second we have the Cellular phone market. Yes, today that phone is $300, but it will normally stay at $300 for 6 months to a year before the monthly markdown. 10 weeks for a hot selling phone is not the normal markdown period.
These folks got burnt by a product realignment.
Third, Apple didn't decide the day before to do the markdown, they had to know it some time out. What I think they didn't count on was the consumer backlash, which really surprises me. I know had I bought that silly thing I would have been irate, but then I became angry when T-Mobile started giving away my cell phone the day after I paid $30.00 for it.
So, really, I think it is time to give these folks a break.
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said by openbox9 See Profile :

said by Titus Pullo See Profile :

why should I waste one minute of energy on a company
Why are you still typing? I'm sure you're way past one minute.
That's wasting time on people like you, not the company :uhh:
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said by gateguy See Profile :

said by Titus Pullo See Profile :

...on a company and its Elite® who call early adopters "Buttmonkeys"
Would you please provide a link to this. I am very interested.

Thanks in advance.
Sure. Type buttmonkeys into the search box on the top left of any BBR page. Ignore all the times I mention it, of course, and you'll find the posts. I'm talking about the Apple Elites®, not the company. What they say about customers probably doesn't bear repeating (ever talk to a Genius bar worker? Brutal).]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19050285 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:41:57 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049883 Count Zero : So? It is technology, that is life. Whenever you buy something like the iPhone or a car or a TV you have to ask yourself: is the price right TODAY, if I think the price might come down in the near future should I hold off for that, will my wife kill me for buying it?

If you can answer yes to the first and no to the second two then you buy it right now, if not you wait until you can.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049883 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:50:50 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049857 M A R K : 68 days, not a year.. 68 DAYS

Please...
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Neturei Karta]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049626 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:15:10 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049595 Count Zero : I bought an iPhone on June 30th, for $499 (4GB) and now they're on sale for $299. Did they fuck me out of $200? No. When you live at the bleeding edge you get burnt sometimes man. Honestly, take a little responsibility please. Did you have to rush out to buy the latest and greatest toy? No. Did I? No. Was the iPhone "too expensive" when you bought it? If so then why did you buy it to begin with?

I'm sure you've heard of the $100 Apple store credit they're giving to everyone who bought an iPhone early on, that has to count for something too.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049595 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:10:57 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049581 fiberguy : I wonder if apple gave us the iRack....]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049581 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:08:27 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049580 fiberguy : How many years did it take apple to realize that their one minded model was going to last? Still, it's the "next" release.. Now.. let's talk about hardware.. and supporting middleware.. the apple store.. etc.
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said by M A R K See Profile :

said by MadDog3057 See Profile :

said by M A R K See Profile :

They fucked me out $200 and i have never felt like more of a fool in my life.
Of course, I'm sure Steve Jobs was holding a gun to your head making you be one of the first ones to get an iPhone.
No, why would you think that?
Because obviously you were FORCED to buy it when you did and because of that you were screwed for $200.
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said by MadDog3057 See Profile :

said by M A R K See Profile :

They fucked me out $200 and i have never felt like more of a fool in my life.
Of course, I'm sure Steve Jobs was holding a gun to your head making you be one of the first ones to get an iPhone.
No, why would you think that?
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said by M A R K See Profile :

They fucked me out $200 and i have never felt like more of a fool in my life.
Of course, I'm sure Steve Jobs was holding a gun to your head making you be one of the first ones to get an iPhone.
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said by Titus Pullo See Profile :

why should I waste one minute of energy on a company
Why are you still typing? I'm sure you're way past one minute.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19049002 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:37:49 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19048899 M A R K : They fucked me out $200 and i have never felt like more of a fool in my life.
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said by Titus Pullo See Profile :

...on a company and its Elite® who call early adopters "Buttmonkeys"
Would you please provide a link to this. I am very interested.

Thanks in advance.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19048650 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:33:19 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19048372 bthornhill :
said by fiberguy See Profile :

You buy apple, you get apple. That's it.. it's funny because the very group of people that purchase and swear loyalty to apple product are usually the same group that profess their anger towards others who try to monopolize the market and rope the consumer into one product.

Well, the next release of Mac OS X coming out next month is officially certified as a "pure UNIX", making it about unmonopolized as you can get...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19048372 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:50:48 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19048195 fiberguy : You buy apple, you get apple. That's it.. it's funny because the very group of people that purchase and swear loyalty to apple product are usually the same group that profess their anger towards others who try to monopolize the market and rope the consumer into one product.

Here, the apple users see apple as a choice while forgetting that apple is a one trick pony.

I don't bash apple.. they do good at some of the things they do and short fall on others. Of the MP3 players, I tend to like the iPod but I do not like the fact that the batter is not user replaceable.

But, when I look at the two technologies, I'd rather take the "other sides" products over the iProduct any day simply because there is more choice attached to it.
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You have it all wrong. see here in AMERICA you have to speak more than one english to you to get the work done. :hmm:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19048150 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:21:23 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19047939 Titus Pullo : Apple can sell 1 billion phones and that's fine with me; why should I waste one minute of energy on a company and its Elite® who call early adopters "Buttmonkeys" after said company lops 33% off the price of a product marketed with hype designed to do exactly that: create mass early adoption? I shouldn't and I won't. And I own 3 Apple computers (dumped two recently) and I'm typing this message on one now.

The point isn't the computers or the company, so much, it's the stockholders and fanboys who egg on others to be early adopters and then call them all "buttmonkeys" after an unprecedented 10 week price drop on a product that Apple claims, as do you, is seeing miraculous sales.

Sore asses lead to sure losses.
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Yeah, I mean, 1,000,000 iPhones sold is certainly on the way to becoming a quagmire of bad ideas. Next step to its demise is quarterly revenue exceeding five billion dollars. Oh wait, too late, they're already there.

It's all fine and well you don't like Apple products. I am not particularly fond of anything but their computers. But you'd do well not to ignore the iFinancials.

Then again, you're free to make any sort of emotive argument you like since they're generally based not on fact, but feeling.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19047548 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:56:11 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19047540 anon :
said by hayabusa3303 See Profile :

said by MadMoneyFan :

Same could be said for people who PCs and Microsoft software... :uhh:
Just because you have a pc doesnt mean you run windows. There is linux :uhh:
You did see the word "and" between "PCs" and "Microsoft software". Kinda hints that, in the context of the sentence, both at once, like a PC running Microsoft software...

"English, do you speak it ?"]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19047540 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:54:53 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19047364 hayabusa3303 :
said by MadMoneyFan :

said by en102 See Profile :

Problem is that people are actually buying this stuff...
too many iTards
Same could be said for people who PCs and Microsoft software... :uhh:
Just because you have a pc doesnt mean you run windows. There is linux :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19047364 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:25:26 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19047340 anon :
said by en102 See Profile :

Problem is that people are actually buying this stuff...
too many iTards
Same could be said for people who PCs and Microsoft software... :uhh:]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19047340 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:21:31 EDT Re: Apple Inc http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,19047199 Titus Pullo :
said by MadDog3057 See Profile :

I love how to make a point you need an i in front of every other damn word.
Apple is fast on the way to becoming Apple Sink. Many more ideas like the refund on the iPhone ripoff and the "buttmonkeys" will become 'color me gone' and CEO Jobs won't look quite so brilliant to the shills.

iDon't ... I mean, I don't.
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too many iTards
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