$200 cheaper? There has to be a way to get this money back

[seb481]

There HAS to be some kind of loophole to get this money back. I am ANGRY. VERY VERY ANGRY. While it's for sure that I will never buy any Apple product again (I've never been a fan of the brand anyway), I really want to get this money back, in some way or another.

If you have any suggestion, please post here. If you wanna say something like "stop complaining because blahblah blahhhhh", please don't post as it will probably increase my anger. Also, please do not suggest to return it if it has been less than 14 days, we know that.
Thanks

[iphoneluverr]

STOP COMPLAINING U BOUGHT IT







jk :P






u can return it if it hasnt been 14 days....

[Romanesq]

to the biggest bunch of crybabies: all within a century.
Who knew?

I opened my wallet and spent money. I'm a victim! :angry:
Loved the phone since bought it in first day. Apple's pricing now is their business. My business I decide when I spend the dollars. Not after the fact.

[SmartAlx]

Personally I think the only people that deserve to be angry are the ones who purchased the phone a month ago or less. If I bought it 16 days ago, I would be super pissed off. A lot of people probably bought the phones so they could have it during their Labor Day vacations. They might have bought the phone a week before the weekend to get familiar with it for their trips. Now they are stuck paying an extra $200 just because they bought it 3 days too soon. (I'm assuming the people who purchased it 2 weeks ago or less can return the phone for a partial refund, then purchase a new one for $400. I would.)

[LiquidDonut]

Give Apple a call. I purchased my iPhone July 30 and called them
Today after the announcement and they are going to credit me $150, told me they had just been given the info on what to do with the situation and that it would take 3-5 business daysto clear their bank.

[seb481]

Give Apple a call. I purchased my iPhone July 30 and called them
Today after the announcement and they are going to credit me $150, told me they had just been given the info on what to do with the situation and that it would take 3-5 business daysto clear their bank.
That has to be a lie. I was on the phone literally 10 minutes ago with Apple and they said there is nothing to do!

[hoits2000]

Man, he said just positive ideas, make your own thread and complain.

Anyway, when did you purchase it?

My friend did his about the first week of aug, almost a month.

Heres that thread:

http://www.everythingiphone.com/forum/iphone/bought-iphone-a-few-weeks-ago-called-got-100-back-10225.html

[uPhone559]

anyone have email address for ATT customer service and APPLE customer service - they seem to make it hard to find them for some reason lol

[seb481]

Man, he said just positive ideas, make your own thread and complain.

Anyway, when did you purchase it?

My friend did his about the first week of aug, almost a month.

Heres that thread:

http://www.everythingiphone.com/forum/iphone/bought-iphone-a-few-weeks-ago-called-got-100-back-10225.html

Got mine on July 28 I think. I didn't just called and complained. I told them I was a loyal customer and that I felt cheated

[seb481]

anyone have email address for ATT customer service and APPLE customer service - they seem to make it hard to find them for some reason lol

I called apple at 800-694-7466. It is customer SUPPORT. They don't have customer SERVICE. For ATT customer service, call 611 from your iPhone

[hoits2000]

People who got credits, what form was it in? Credit to your original card or apple giftcard or what?

Thanks

Eric

[dsuppa]

No one is getting refunds, While I am extremely pissed the F off about this. It's not apples fault we all bought the phone early in its life. If I knew this 2 weeks ago I would not have bought my MacBook though, because I am without a doubt DONE giving $teve my money.

[seb481]

I am without a doubt DONE giving $teve my money.
That's the spirit! I was telling my IT manager this morning that I was thining about getting a iBook (it would have been my very first time apple computer). After that, thanks but no thanks, I will stick to MicroSoft. At least they don't stab me in the back!

[ucla24]

Posted this in another thread, but don't give up people:

I just got back from Apple Store and got 2 refunds of $216.50 each for my 2 iphones. I has outside the 14 day return period on both....one was 16 days and the other was 27 days.....bottom line, call around and be persistent and only talk to store managers.....you have nothing to lose and some serious cash to gain...I really love my iphone now!!!:laugh2:

[connie]

I was also considering a Macbook after purchasing the iphone, but forget that. I don't like Apples way of doing business!!! I will stick with microsoft!!!

[Giies]

I wish Apple will go out of business. lol

glad i didn't buy anything from Apple except this damn iphone.

[seb481]

I know that we're getting Wi-Fi iTunes in a week or so
As usualu, apple cares more about selling than taking care of loyal customers. Personnaly, I don't give a hoot about iTunes on iPhone (I steal music, yes, I do). BUT, I would have appreciated the copy/paste feature, OR maybe being able to download pictures from emails, OR maybe being able to add more than 2 picture to an email, you know, the basic stuffs.....

[el31415]

That's the spirit! I was telling my IT manager this morning that I was thining about getting a iBook (it would have been my very first time apple computer). After that, thanks but no thanks, I will stick to MicroSoft. At least they don't stab me in the back!

I didn't know that Microsoft was making laptop

:tounge:

[natalie]

I just called apple. they were willing to refund me but i bought my phone at an at&t store. Whole 'nother ballgame. I will see what I can do tomorrow since ive only had my phone a month.

[seb481]

I just called apple. they were willing to refund me but i bought my phone at an at&t store. Whole 'nother ballgame. I will see what I can do tomorrow since ive only had my phone a month.
Same here.

[joe]

... I will stick to MicroSoft. At least they don't stab me in the back!

:laugh2: Vista...

[seb481]

MS didn't drop Vista's price by 30% after 2 months!

[ciaran00]

Vista's dropped from $0? :gasp:

I kid... I kid...

[ejmonkey3]

although i never expected a price drop so soon bey apple, its the price you pay for electronic techology. it sorta sucks but i dont regret getting it july 1rst.

[iphoneybaloney]

I say for everyone to post your complaints all over YOU TUBE, make it the most reviewed videos!!!!!!!

[pierce the veil]

does anyone know about AT&T's return policy? i bought mine august 6th, so if they have some kind of 30 day guarantee, im going to go there tomorrow and see what i can do. anyone try this today when they got the news?

and to return an iphone, what do you need to do? restore it to factory settings and take the receipt or what?

[bbguy5]

does anyone know about AT&T's return policy? i bought mine august 6th, so if they have some kind of 30 day guarantee, im going to go there tomorrow and see what i can do. anyone try this today when they got the news?

and to return an iphone, what do you need to do? restore it to factory settings and take the receipt or what?

all you really have to do is: Take your phone to a store and say you don't like it. Go to apple store and buy cheaper version, go back home and resetup

[pierce the veil]

theres no apple store that is near me, is the at&t store changing the prices tomorrow? like, would i be able to go the the at&t store, say i dont like it, and buy another iphone on the spot?

[geordisjd]

There HAS to be some kind of loophole to get this money back. I am ANGRY. VERY VERY ANGRY. While it's for sure that I will never buy any Apple product again (I've never been a fan of the brand anyway), I really want to get this money back, in some way or another.

If you have any suggestion, please post here. If you wanna say something like "stop complaining because blahblah blahhhhh", please don't post as it will probably increase my anger. Also, please do not suggest to return it if it has been less than 14 days, we know that.
Thanks

loprazepam would do wonder

[callkiss]

Ok I read that a lot of you guys out there are not so upset about the iphone drop in price, BUT! That’s not all that you should be thinking about with this whole this that Apple is doing... READ THIS.

Analysts said Apple dropped the iPhone's price to make room for a more advanced model of the touch-screen phone in Europe, which is expected to launch with third-generation (3G) high-speed Web links. The current model only supports 2G speeds.
"By reducing the pricing on the 2G version, it does provide them with the flexibility in the next few months to introduce a 3G model," said Oppenheimer analyst Lawrence Harris.

-Quote- http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSN0522493820070906?src=090507_2036_INVESTING_co mment_n_analysis (http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSN0522493820070906?src=090507_2036_INVESTING_co mment_n_analysis)


Are you MAD NOW? Yeah we got jiped just because we got it first. Apple should trade everyone’s phone that is 2G and paid full price for the phone for the "More Advanced Touch-screen and 3G high-speed" <Said very, very, sarcastically> . There give the Europeans a major price cut within 6 months of the debut PLUS added features!! :angry:

O, yeah right I should not be mad... :rolleyes:NOT!!

[masoud90]

You guys need to stop complaining! I know all of you are furious at Apple for doings this, but seriously stop. First of all, it would have happened sooner or later...and its common sense that since the holiday season is emerging, they would do something to get more sales (Price cuts ring a bell?). So it technically is your fault because you didn't think I should wait a few weeks/months to see if anything changes. I personally lost interest in the phone portion when I became aware of the rate plans for AT&T...so thank god for the iPod Touch which is perfect(only if it had a camera and had a bit more capacity)...Bottom line is, if your 14 day trial is over, its over. That's it...nothing you can do.
And it is all about business...obviously they care about their customers when they cut off prices to make them more afforable (and also to make more money), and try to fit everything people have asked them (Facebook, ringtones...)...but to stay ahead in the technology world, you have to do these things...

[lci3341]

I for one would not have been mad if the price drop occured because they released a new, better 3G capable iPhone, or one with a larger storage. Why? Because that is how Apple has dealt with price drops for previous product lines-- new model released, old model on sale; But this was just an insult...
I may be in the minority but I am not dying for 3G... It's not available in my area and I'm pretty content with the improvements in the EDGE network.

[coop1701]

I for one would not have been mad if the price drop occured because they released a new, better 3G capable iPhone, or one with a larger storage. Why? Because that is how Apple has dealt with price drops for previous product lines-- new model released, old model on sale; But this was just an insult...
I may be in the minority but I am not dying for 3G... It's not available in my area and I'm pretty content with the improvements in the EDGE network.

I completely agree with you.. Even if they had waited 3 more months. I would not have been upset. But Steve basically rolled us over and had his way with us in the middle of the night.

[brinky]

There HAS to be some kind of loophole to get this money back. I am ANGRY. VERY VERY ANGRY. While it's for sure that I will never buy any Apple product again (I've never been a fan of the brand anyway), I really want to get this money back, in some way or another.

If you have any suggestion, please post here. If you wanna say something like "stop complaining because blahblah blahhhhh", please don't post as it will probably increase my anger. Also, please do not suggest to return it if it has been less than 14 days, we know that.
Thanks

Any and all new high tech devices drop in prices. Why are you complaining? You wanted the iPhone you bought, now you are complaining that Apple owes you something. Don't be silly. This is how things work. You buy a house and the next month the market falls out and your neighbors gets a similar house for $100K less, you gonna ask the bank back for your money? You buy a car and then 6 weeks later they have a inventory sale and your car is $5000 less, you going to them and ask for your money back? How is the iPhone any different. I say great don't buy any more apple products. Whiners need not apply. I have much worse things to say, buy forum rules prohibit me from saying what I really think of people that think Apple owes them anything. Oh and BTW I waiting in line 7 hours the day the iPhone came out and I am 100% satisfied with my purchase and as for the $200, well that is the price you pay for being an early adopter.

[hoits2000]

So we are whiners because we are complaining about getting stepped on by apple, whats worse, us having a legitmate complaint or you complaining about us complaining. You like giving your money away apparently? Everyone who tells us to stop complaining, send me $200 by paypal and Ill be satisfied.

And its not called business, its not called technology, its called customer service that is the issue.

[natalie]

I expected a price drop within a year of the phone being out. Not just 3 months into it.

[gadgetgal]

While I'm irritated that this significant of a price drop was barely two months later, I know that this is life for me who got my phone on 6/29. I know that I willingly paid that price at the time. But I concur that in general it is plain lousy customer service. I would be a lot less bothered if some sort of reasonable software upgrade had come about though!
That said, I'm still enjoying my phone.

[prolix21]

nobody forced you to buy the iphone. early adopters of any technology/product usually pay more. those who wait, pay less. someone has to eat the r&d costs

welcome to life.

[hoits2000]

Thank you for stating the obvious.

People are just venting.

The timing of the price reduction, amount, and customer loyality is what is in question.

[seb481]

nobody forced you to buy the iphone. early adopters of any technology/product usually pay more. those who wait, pay less. someone has to eat the r&d costs

welcome to life.

Fine, so you probably don't care about your $200. I finally got my money back but apparently money is not an issue for you so you probably don't about how I got it back!

[prolix21]

Fine, so you probably don't care about your $200. I finally got my money back but apparently money is not an issue for you so you probably don't about how I got it back!

if this kind of thing causes this must disruption and rage in your life, i think you need therapy.

thats good you got your 200$ back, but you only got it b/c of amex. chances are most people won't get it back, unless they are within the two weeks or whatever apple's return policy is.

all these threads are doing are stressing people out and getting them upset. the ones who will get a refund (new purchases, whatever credit card stuff, etc) have a pretty easy couple steps to take. the rest (who purchased early or on day 1), should just get over it and move on with their lives.

if you can't handle it, stop buying apple products, or hell, stop buying ANYTHING. this is how it is. they either drop the prices or bring out a new product that is better that whatever you bought 4 months ago.

[seb481]

if you can't handle it, stop buying apple products, or hell, stop buying ANYTHING. this is how it is. they either drop the prices or bring out a new product that is better that whatever you bought 4 months ago.

NO, this is not how it is!!! Apple screwed people over! It's not just a price drop for Christmas or some type of special occasion. Apple did something wrong and they know it! Why do you think this story is everywhere on the news today??? Because it's a BIG deal, everyone knows it.


Apple, think different should be: Apple, think twice

[prolix21]

its all over the news b/c the the US is full of whiners and people who want something for nothing.

[seb481]

So, you are not going to request $200 back???
Let's pretend Apple says tomorrow they will issue gift cards or something for early iPhone adopters, you're not gonna try to get one of these???

[trojan21]

Why all the bashing on people who want to get $200 back? If the price fell and those that are lucky enough to be in that 14 day window wanted to get the reduced price then let them be....I would, I know a lot of people would. It's like going to buy a tv at best buy and getting a refund for a price match guarantee. For those outside the 14 day window...like me, it's unfortuneate but we have the right to rant when the only phone came out not too long ago. I still like my iphone though...

[prolix21]

So, you are not going to request $200 back???
Let's pretend Apple says tomorrow they will issue gift cards or something for early iPhone adopters, you're not gonna try to get one of these???

if apple decided to do some sort of refund, or whatever, for early adopters. sure, i'd bite. who wouldn't? but i'm not going to spend my days up until then (which is most likely never going to come) posting and getting all angry or torturing some poor soul @ the apple store or at apple support.

i bought mine on day 1, and in doing so i accepted i'm probably paying more than others will be, whether its 2,4,6 months down the road.

i posted this on another thread, but its similar to all this HD-DVD/blueray stuff. early adopters are funding the r&d, whether they want to admit it or not. someday soon, these players are going to be 50% cheaper than what they currently are. will those who bought the 500$ 1st gen players all react this way? i doubt it. its how the technology market works. some people can wait for the latest,greatest. others cannot. thats the nature of the market, and those who wait, pay less.

did the suddenness of the drop surprise me? sure. am i pissed? no. i knew it would happen, and in the end, whether it happened 2 days, 2 months, 2 years later. i still paid 600$. nothing will change that, and there are more important things in life than letting something like this ruin my day or week.

if people have the option to return (within the 14/10 day thing), then go for it. if, like you, they used amex, then that's great. otherwise, there's not a lot you can do, and getting all bent out of shape and yelling at the poor employees at apple (who have nothing to do with this), is a waste of time and energy.

[cdodkin]

To the original poster, and anyone else that feels Apple or AT&T owes you money - get over it.

It's quite frankly a little disturbing to see so many people going ga ga over this price cut - like someone stole something from them at gun point.

Really, wake up and smell the coffee - stuff starts out expensive, gets cheaper, especially in the cellphone business.

Early adopters pay top $ and get the bragging rights.

Other than that, you're probably wasting bandwidth moaning about being ripped off.

[hoits2000]

No one can tell me that if apple said day 1, we will lower the price of this iphone 200 and no longer offer the 4gb, that 500,000 people would have bought it that day. They would have maybe sold a 1000, of course that might be a little low, but still. Im sure EVERYONE had it in their mind that, yep this will be the price for at least a year maybe year and a half, I know I did. And thats why I didnt wait.

[cdodkin]

I know it's a radical idea but..

Maybe Apple looked at the sales numbers, looked at the number of 4GB Vs 8GB units sold, looked at the market penetration they wanted to achieve this year, and decided that they should lower the price to meet those goals.

You know, now that they had actual sales data instead of projections to work with.

That's business - that's how things work - it's not a charity hand-out or a fanclub!

[prolix21]

I know it's a radical idea but..

Maybe Apple looked at the sales numbers, looked at the number of 4GB Vs 8GB units sold, looked at the market penetration they wanted to achieve this year, and decided that they should lower the price to meet those goals.

You know, now that they had actual sales data instead of projections to work with.

That's business - that's how things work - it's not a charity hand-out or a fanclub!

that's just plain crazy talk... what do you think this is? capitalism or something? oh.. wait.. :laugh2:

[cdodkin]

that's just plain crazy talk... what do you think this is? capitalism or something? oh.. wait.. :laugh2:

Hey, it's only the profit that makes stuff expensive!

[hoits2000]

Do ya think? Of course that is what they did, we're not idiots. I think the investors who got scared after they lowered the price and made apple's stock go down are the idiots. I mean come one, They sold 500,000 on launch, and two months later they were on track to sell their 1 millionth iphone? That information was available before this thing hit. 10 million iphones in a year? They are the real idiots, not doing their own research not us.

We have a right to complain, Im sure the people who bought theirs on launch aren't complaining as much as the people who bought theirs 15 days ago. The 1st dayers should be ok with it.

[rcrush]

I dont understand why people are so upset. I mean I guess I do understand but I just dont see why anyone is surprised? Or why it was a bad thing to drop their price. Doesnt this happen with any big cell phone that comes out? The price keeps dropping as time goes by. Although it did happen a little quickly with the iphone. Still doesnt seem like a big deal to me.

[connie]

I dont understand why people are so upset. I mean I guess I do understand but I just dont see why anyone is surprised? Or why it was a bad thing to drop their price. Doesnt this happen with any big cell phone that comes out? The price keeps dropping as time goes by. Although it did happen a little quickly with the iphone. Still doesnt seem like a big deal to me.

The problem is they don't do it this soon. People had looked at Apple's other products which take a while to go down in price. It's the companies reputation in general of not dropping prices right away that through everyone for a loop.
When they have released things in the past (i.e. Ipods) they take awhile to go down, 60 something days was just not expected. Thats why people are surprised.
Yes it's business but it's rotten.
Rotten Apple!!!

[BanjoBanker]

NO, this is not how it is!!! Apple screwed people over! It's not just a price drop for Christmas or some type of special occasion. Apple did something wrong and they know it! Why do you think this story is everywhere on the news today??? Because it's a BIG deal, everyone knows it.


Apple, think different should be: Apple, think twice
Apple did not screw anyone. What a crock. Apple made a business decision and lowered the price. I bought two on June 29th and I am not raving like some spoiled child. This sort of price cut, while dramatic, happens all the time. Do you screech when GM offers a rebate the week after you bought a new Chevy? Do you howl when the Fed cuts rates and mortgage interest rates go down after you refinanced? Grow up. The story is all over the news because Americans have become a bunch of whiners and wimps. "Oh boo hoo, someone was mean to me." Boo F***ing Hoo. Whiners.

[cdodkin]

Steve's giving everyone a store credit - panic over iMoaners!

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/

[tdefriez]

The problem is they don't do it this soon. People had looked at Apple's other products which take a while to go down in price. It's the companies reputation in general of not dropping prices right away that through everyone for a loop.
When they have released things in the past (i.e. Ipods) they take awhile to go down, 60 something days was just not expected. Thats why people are surprised.
Yes it's business but it's rotten.
Rotten Apple!!!
Yes its business and most of us early adoptors knew the standard Apple way of working - price it high, don't drop the price but 12-18 months later upgrade it and remove the old model -never drop the price unless its a refurb. They have evolved and caught us all out (including the investors) and are now becoming more like their arch enemy. This must be one of the most rapidy phone price drops every - normally the price of a phone stays up with the demand - Moto's RAZ took over a year to start to drop in price - this either means demand is not as high as they predicted (price drop to stimulate the market) or they over estimated thier ability to sell the iPhone (need to sell more units as they are in the pipe or inorder to please the investors). Come to think of it I have seen few other users of the iPhone here in Phoenix, maybe they all keep them in opaque holders and never answer the phone.
What p***s me off more is they knew at least 6-8 weeks ago the 4G model would be dropped, it takes that long to turn production off and meet/ramp for the 'double' demand on the 8G model, so this was clearly planned around the product launch time (if not before, consider they launched the new iPods yesterday and some of them ship within the day, I know my 160G Classic is on it way now, I have the tracking number, stock always high for launch) - that just suggests lets profit from early buyers to me and I consider that unethical - I would be less annoyed if the price drop had come in Nov-Dec after all the holiday period only starts around then - the product has the visiblity to not need the hype this early unless sale.........

[prolix21]

Steve's giving everyone a store credit - panic over iMoaners!

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/

what??? only 100$?? i want a full year of free at&t service, a free macbook and free itunes for life!

seriously though, although i think people are a bunch of whiners, its good damage control by apple. will pacify the masses, however unnecessary it is.

the genius move is who can go into an apple store and spend just $100. apple still wins :) (and so does my stock)

[seb481]

apple still wins :) (and so does my stock)
Yes, right, your stock is doing awesome lately....
Keep in mind that Jobs pissed off a lot of people; people like me who will never buy apple again, so I'm not sure apple still wins in the long run!

[callkiss]

OK there is a silver lining in all of this chaos, this was found on yahoos website by my girlfriend found this. I am not sure how true this is, but you can read it for yourself.

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/

[BanjoBanker]

Yes, right, your stock is doing awesome lately....
Keep in mind that Jobs pissed off a lot of people; people like me who will never buy apple again, so I'm not sure apple still wins in the long run!
You are right, a lot of panty waisted wimps will not buy another Apple product. They will sit around with their third rate, home made PCs and worry about becoming a bot for some hacker and dealing with the "blue screen of death." It is not like you are an Apple user anyway. Stick to windoze.

[fxstsb]

does anyone know about AT&T's return policy? i bought mine august 6th, so if they have some kind of 30 day guarantee, im going to go there tomorrow and see what i can do. anyone try this today when they got the news?

and to return an iphone, what do you need to do? restore it to factory settings and take the receipt or what?
Yep, You are S.O.L. , 14 days. Their regular 30 day policy is not in affect for this phone. They say that the plastic bag has it printed on it. That is their answer to me.

[fxstsb]

You guys need to stop complaining! I know all of you are furious at Apple for doings this, but seriously stop. First of all, it would have happened sooner or later...and its common sense that since the holiday season is emerging, they would do something to get more sales (Price cuts ring a bell?). So it technically is your fault because you didn't think I should wait a few weeks/months to see if anything changes. I personally lost interest in the phone portion when I became aware of the rate plans for AT&T...so thank god for the iPod Touch which is perfect(only if it had a camera and had a bit more capacity)...Bottom line is, if your 14 day trial is over, its over. That's it...nothing you can do.
And it is all about business...obviously they care about their customers when they cut off prices to make them more afforable (and also to make more money), and try to fit everything people have asked them (Facebook, ringtones...)...but to stay ahead in the technology world, you have to do these things...
do you own an Iphone?

[fxstsb]

Fine, so you probably don't care about your $200. I finally got my money back but apparently money is not an issue for you so you probably don't about how I got it back!
I haven't seen how to even get the store credit. I just went to Apple.com.

[fxstsb]

So, you are not going to request $200 back???
Let's pretend Apple says tomorrow they will issue gift cards or something for early iPhone adopters, you're not gonna try to get one of these???
I told my credit card company they refused to give me a refund and the sale was less than 30 days ago. We'll see how that works.

[fxstsb]

I dont understand why people are so upset. I mean I guess I do understand but I just dont see why anyone is surprised? Or why it was a bad thing to drop their price. Doesnt this happen with any big cell phone that comes out? The price keeps dropping as time goes by. Although it did happen a little quickly with the iphone. Still doesnt seem like a big deal to me.
Do you have an Iphone?

[fxstsb]

Apple did not screw anyone. What a crock. Apple made a business decision and lowered the price. I bought two on June 29th and I am not raving like some spoiled child. This sort of price cut, while dramatic, happens all the time. Do you screech when GM offers a rebate the week after you bought a new Chevy? Do you howl when the Fed cuts rates and mortgage interest rates go down after you refinanced? Grow up. The story is all over the news because Americans have become a bunch of whiners and wimps. "Oh boo hoo, someone was mean to me." Boo F***ing Hoo. Whiners.
Apple screwed ATT.

[fxstsb]

Steve's giving everyone a store credit - panic over iMoaners!

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/
Happle has not given.

[fxstsb]

Yes, right, your stock is doing awesome lately....
Keep in mind that Jobs pissed off a lot of people; people like me who will never buy apple again, so I'm not sure apple still wins in the long run!
notice their stock is down again.

[d1derrell]

I would compare this to buying the latest model automobile. Try telling your dealer you want your money back; it doesn't matter even if you never drove it more than a mile. Depreciation is part of buying technology. Even chrysler and pontiac were pricing their prowler and soltice at an outrageous price at first. Some were buying these cars at 2 to 3 times retail. Alot of us will pay just to be the first to have the latest and greatest. They don't call it the 'bleeding edge' for nothing. Apple is a business. Their reasons for dropping the price so steep and so soon we may not understand from a consumer's point of view. Most speculations have already been discussed and most are probably dead on with their guesses. Let's say Apple told every consumer ahead of time that they might drop price in 2 months when the iphone became available, but it depended on the sales volume during that time. And let's say Apple also said they might have to increase the price in 2 months due to high demand and increased production costs. Who would wait and who would buy? I would guess it would probably be the same people as it is now with a product this advanced on the market. I believe the biggest complainers are the ones that has no business buying a electronic device out of their budget of finances. Its like trading stock on margin. Its a risk that we may be willing to take, but you don't get any 'do overs'. As Americans we complain about the high cost of insurance when at the same time would try to sue the insured if we knew we could get an undesrved cool million. The American psychology is someone else is to blame, not me. Apple offered their product at price 'X' The choice and risk is yours. What if it was a terrible product; locking up, substandard monitor, touch screen issues? The fact is its a very well thought out device with a rock solid future. I yield :)

[hoits2000]

Dude we're over it. If you didn't buy it when it first came out then you have no opinion.