Short Microsoft Rant-Wanna join?

[thedwp]

I apologize in advance for this little rant but it really cracks me up how these microsoft junkies are always on the outside looking in. They seem to want to trash the Apple products and when they can't find anything to trash they say Apple copied them. It's a little like the cable news guys who beat a dead horse to death from every angle....what brings me to this today? Well I've seen a lot of anti-iphone posts, and of course the goober from the Times article but the story that pushed me to far is on wired.com entitled:
iPhone Total Cost of Ownership: Up to $5,914.76

In which they lay out this lame spread-sheet showing all of the possible Plans and what the 2 year totals will be...It's just the fact that they pull this out of their booties in a lame attempt to discourage buyers. When in fact...If you did this same spread sheet for many other so called smart phones & pda's you will end up with close or the same results, ESPECIALLY if your kids go over their alloted text packages, your wife goes over her minutes and you're slapped with a $600 cell phone bill. (Yes, I do speak from personal experience)...

So I guess thats it and it's out of my system. I can go back to mindlessly watching these boards and counting down to iDAY.

[wjp09]

Lol thats a little excessive what is that over the course of? 5 years.

[ColsTiger]

Originally Posted by wjp09

Lol thats a little excessive what is that over the course of? 5 years.

It's two years expense for using a cell phone.

[jordan]

they will try anything...

[Ranged30]

I am soooooo sick of the haters from Redmond. They haven't had ANY innovation in like the past 15 years, unless they stole it from Apple or others. THEY MAKE ME SICK!

[theraker007]

ok $600 for the phone
+ $60 month assuming ur on the cheapest plan x 24 months =

2004


i didnt include tax and startup fee, but WTF did their number come from?

[thedwp]

Originally Posted by theraker007

ok $600 for the phone
+ $60 month assuming ur on the cheapest plan x 24 months =

2004


i didnt include tax and startup fee, but WTF did their number come from?

here's the spreadsheet;

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2007/0...-total-co.html

[mc751n]

they're ridiculous, like we're all getting the $200+ a month plan..

"Figures do not include tax, accessories, or turtleneck sweaters"
Wow, just wow.

[captain4004]

Originally Posted by Ranged30

I am soooooo sick of the haters from Redmond. They haven't had ANY innovation in like the past 15 years, unless they stole it from Apple or others. THEY MAKE ME SICK!

That's right don't hate, appreciate

[iWantone]

How can you be angry that all these "Microsoft Junkies" are bashing the iPhone or trying to get people not to buy it when every single Apple commercial tells you that a PC and Microsoft sucks?