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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 01:54 PM Original message |
Apple slashes iPhone price |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Hope the $599-ers aren't feeling too stupid. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:04 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I don't. |
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AlCzervik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
12. i finally got to use one, my husband activated his and it is pretty damn spiffy. |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 03:07 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. .. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:15 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. Uh, you do NOT have to pay that much. |
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BadgerKid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
18. Early adopters |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 03:41 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. Yup |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. "Cellphones That Mimic The iPhone" |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:28 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. But the iPhone beats the Prada |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 09:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
47. What Part Of |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 09:38 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. What part of "the iPhone is a superior product" do you not understand? |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 09:49 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. What part of |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 09:57 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Irrelevant. If you think a bigger price tag for a lesser product is a good deal, |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 10:41 PM Response to Reply #52 |
58. The Prada has more features than the iPhone |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:47 PM Response to Reply #23 |
80. Aaaaaaand here he comes, ladies and gentlemen! |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 03:19 AM Response to Reply #18 |
68. No, it's just a sales strategy |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. They are offering money back. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. It runs OSX and Safari. It also has WiFi. Can't wait for the hacks. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:05 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. There are hacks aplenty right now. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:16 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I bet by next week the new touch screen iPod will be unlocked. |
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NYC Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 10:35 PM Response to Reply #11 |
56. I have no doubt it's the exact same stripped down OS X as the iPhone |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 10:57 PM Response to Reply #56 |
61. I'll be watching Slashdot or other such sites to see how fast they |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
3. The next step will be a blackberry like ipod. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:03 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I bet by this time next year it will be used as a ultra portable |
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meegbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
7. FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK ... |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. They are offering money back. Go to your AT&T store. |
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 10:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
57. Just when I think I've broken away, they suck me right back in! |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
8. 8GB iPhone Price Cut by $200, 4GB iPhone Gone |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. Did I hear someone say gadgethounds were suckers? n/t |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:19 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. :- ) |
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LTR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. ROTF!!! |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 03:33 AM Response to Reply #13 |
69. LOL - you're evil |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:24 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. Never buy the first of anything. I was waiting for the new Mini, |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 06:31 PM Response to Reply #14 |
30. I tend to do the opposite of that |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 12:03 AM Response to Reply #30 |
66. I knew the Mini would have a Core 2 duo sooner or later |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
33. They're only suckers if it's not worth it to them. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. Be an ass, why don't you? I just got back from the store with my $200 refund. |
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debbierlus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
15. Are they worth it, small business owner thinking of buying one... |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. If portable internet and full rich email is important, then yes. |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 02:32 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Do Some Research, The iPhone has Issues |
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Debau2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 05:37 PM Response to Reply #17 |
27. Don't forget the battery! |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 08:00 PM Response to Reply #27 |
42. I'm figuring (hoping?) I will be upgrading to another generation before I need a new battery. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 08:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
44. The battery is good for up to 400 charges and even then power is only reduced to 80% |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 08:02 PM Response to Reply #17 |
43. Apple will have to replace them if that starts happening. |
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soothsayer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 05:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
28. I love my treo 700wx that runs ms office (so you can get outlook email, |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
22. The iPod page is up |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
40. I'm not crazy about the chiclet look. |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 09:14 PM Response to Reply #40 |
46. You can't really see the finish or experience the tactile. That's where |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
24. Microsoft cuts $50 from Zune price |
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BrutalEntropy (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 06:51 PM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Ah zune |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 08:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
45. But the Zune comes in brown! |
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mondo joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 10:03 PM Response to Reply #45 |
53. And the logo makes a beauty-ful tattoo. |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 10:49 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. Apple fanboy had a vasectomy |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:41 PM Response to Reply #45 |
79. So does shit. |
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midlife_mo_Jo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 04:53 PM Response to Original message |
25. haha |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:56 PM Response to Reply #25 |
39. $200 refund today. I don't feel suckered at all. |
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Scooter24 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 04:59 PM Response to Original message |
26. Damn.. haha |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
29. You should watch the ipod touch screen video. Pretty good. |
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Solar_Power (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
32. I'll certainly get one for Christmas |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
35. Can I use it to play MP3s? Can I use it as an appointment reminder? And can I use it with |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 07:58 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. Yes, it sends appointment alerts to you. |
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NuttyFluffers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 02:29 AM Response to Reply #35 |
67. iPods did 2/3 of that before... |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
48. Do they think they've already exhausted those willing to pay $599? |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. It's been wildly successful, so now that the R&D phase is over, they can |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 10:05 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. No, I'm not saying they should keep the price high. Not at all. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 10:19 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. Oh, o.k. My misunderstanding. |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 11:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
65. I posted Security Updates last month |
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Lone_Star_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:52 AM Response to Reply #55 |
73. I understand |
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SpikeTss (308 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
60. Am I the only one |
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Nomad559 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 11:20 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. This Is why It's In LBN |
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Sep-08-07 06:21 PM Response to Reply #64 |
81. Placing a reply here for future reference -nt |
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GirlinContempt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 11:04 PM Response to Original message |
62. Newsflash: It's just a phone. |
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ghostsofgiants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-05-07 11:05 PM Response to Reply #62 |
63. That's where you're wrong. |
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comtec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 03:36 AM Response to Reply #63 |
70. I might get one in a year when my current phone contract ends. |
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Divine Discontent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 04:02 AM Response to Reply #63 |
71. that moving bug is HORRIBLE |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 09:01 AM Response to Original message |
72. At $599 the iPhone was a stretch, at $399 it is very appealing! |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 03:37 PM Response to Reply #72 |
74. Limited quantities of the 4GB iPhone are available at $299. |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 04:04 PM Response to Reply #74 |
76. 8GB is too limiting, IMHO, 4GB is absolutely criminal in something like the iPhone |
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jordi_fanclub (388 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
75. Sucking the sucker... $100 Credits to All Users!!! |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
77. Late Update: Apple gives iPhone early adopters $100 in store credit |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-06-07 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
78. This just in--the $599-ers don't have to feel stupid anymore! |
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Buns_of_Fire (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 12:25 AM Response to Original message |
82. I wonder how long before some Darwin Award candidate |
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Snarkturian Clone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 09:34 AM Response to Original message |
83. And to think.. |
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tedzbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
84. Obviously Apple wasn't selling enough at $599... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-09-07 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
85. Those who paid $599 shouldn't feel bad whatsoever. |
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