Well, just read the credit info for iphone purchasers and it is disheartening considering one has to have the phone activated, provide the ATT phone number and serial number. The phones I purchased were gifts and I’m SOL. I say, thanks a lot Mr. Jobs…for nothing. Pretty unfair to anyone who purchased the iphone to give as a gift. Even a charge receipt won’t do one bit of good. Those who get their credit…more power to you!

Cutting-edge technology always sells for inflated prices at first and then quickly deflates as supply meets demand. Apple knew what would happen, and they took advantage of it and made $200. You decided to spend $599 on a new, very cutting-edge iPhone, right when it came out. At the time, you thought it was worth it.

Why on earth should you get any money back now?

When you buy a computer, in a year it’s worth half as much. Should you get a rebate for half of its price? No, absolutely not. Apple just played the overprice-the-new-device game, and you played right along with them.

Don’t feel “used as a consumer”, either A) feel proud that you were one of the first iPhoners or B) learn from this and in the future, don’t purchase cutting-edge technology the day it comes out.

Pre-emptive gPhone play.

Pre-emptive gPhone play.

If you’re taking names – count me as someone who could not care less about the price drop. I used the phone everyday, I did not put it in a box hoping I would have a collector’s item. It’s a brilliant freakin’ phone and was glad I was more productive. If $200 is a big deal to you, clearly the iphone is not for you as its clearly of limited value to you and you should only buy items under $200.

When you take home that new car, it’s worth about $10k less a week later, why not complain about that? Or that after you eat a $200 meal, you’re hungry again in 6 hours?

Again, if you couldn’t get value out of your iphone in 2 months, clearly, it’s not for you.

On a side note. I think Steve Jobs has infatuated us with the “next big thing” idea. 30 years ago, we used to wait for new car models every September. Those days are gone but he has tapped into our anticipation of new products based on what’s new within the same idea.
We used to wait for the new Chevy, now we wait for the new iPod.
I am not a fan boy but he has taught us that anticipation is as important as the product.
Pretty smart.
He should be in the marketing Hall Of Fame.

I think dropping $200 on the phone was a mistake. They sold 1 million of them. It’s in the timing. Drop the price in 4 to 6 months I think you are OK. 2 months is buyers remorse.
My opinion.

Imagine if the “walk in our store and buy the song you hear on iTunes” catches on with other retailers. That would be final nail in broadcast radio’s coffin.

The [Apple/Blogs] combo is already becoming the taste-maker [radio /magazines] used to be.

Now coffee shops are getting in on that action. Next: Bowling Alleys, Gas Stations, and Funky Clothing Outlets.

The good news is that you can shop iTunes from your second home (aka Starbucks), I thought it was just the last 10 songs too but then they said you can do all of your iTunes from there.

That’s cool when I’m waiting around for someone, it’s easy to just say meet me at the starbucks at the corner of so and so street..

You thought the iPhone was worth $600 when you bought, and demonstrated by you actually buying…. get over it… The more of them that are out the there, the stronger the platform becomes.