Comments on: Buy 8GB Apple iPhone for only $399

By: Dj Flush

Dj Flush — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:01:57 +0000

Yeh it is a rule of the market then when a company releases a device the starting sale price is always greater than the actual worth of the device. This is to ensure that the company does not take any loss.

Apple did the same and when eventually they found out that iPhone was after all not such an amazing device they just lowered the prices.

For me iPhone is still not-so-cool. I would prefer an I-Mate or Nokia N95 over it.

By: jimb0

jimb0 — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:10:54 +0000

Hey David, you’re definitely right, but (there’s always a but)…

I think Apple does good devices if compared to other brand (the iphone should not be compared to pdas, it’s another thingy) but what’s wrong with it is all the marketing stuff.
They didn’t kick anyone in the ass. They thought they had produced something so brilliant that they could sell it for a price higher than its real value. The device is fuckin’cool but its technical aspects are not, therefore, after the first day of euphoria, people discovered that 600$ for such a device were maybe too much. Hence they lowered the price…

I still prefer pdas. I’m not a fashione victim. At least I hope so.

By: David Risley

David Risley — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:37:12 +0000

First, I have not bought an Iphone. But, that said, I think a $200 price drop like this is just a kick in the twins for those who went out and bought the thing for $599. Just goes to show that Apple, in my opinion, really does not respect their customer all that much. They use keen marketing to convince people to throw down $600 for a phone, then turn around and screw them.

Yay for those who haven’t bought one. Crap for those who have.

By: Rahul Patil

Rahul Patil — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:03:10 +0000

Aah… Wow… its even awesome… we can buy it now…
Its under a budget now!!