Apple cuts 8GB iPhone price to $399
By Paul Miller 
posted September 5th 2007 2:05PM
posted September 5th 2007 2:05PM
posted September 5th 2007 2:05PM
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It's still a $400 phone, though a sweet one at that.
are you really bitching??? THATS 200 DOLLARS!!!!!
@rivlinm:
You know, you sound like the stereotypical wife/girlfriend. Instead of focusing on the fact that you're still spending $400 on a phone, you're instead acting like, "Well, we were going to buy it anyway. And you should be happy! I bought it **ON SALE**!" So, why shouldn't he bitch? It's still $400 for a PHONE!
Oh, wait... You didn't happen to buy one yet, did you? That would explain a lot.
Yeah, it's just a phone, that's all it does is make phone calls. Dork.
@JohnB
Unsubsidized smartphones (with wifi, music playback capabilities, and high storage) costs more than $700. Subsidized smartphones can cost up to $500 - so $400 for an unsubsidized phone is pretty good!
in fact i bought one in the first week and dont regret it one bit! sure waiting 65ish days would have saved me 200 bucks that i could have given to att, but i love how they cut the price by 1/3 and you still have to say its pricey. this phone isnt and never will be for everyone, but for 400 this is a steal, just look at the ipod touch prices!!!
Actually, I believe Steve's intention is that the iPhone WILL be for everyone. This is definitely not he cheapest iPhone we will see.
@Admiral:
We can go round and round with cost/value benefits of various types of technology all we want and still not come to an amicable agreement. However, the simple fact of the matter is that all technology starts out to be expensive, and those who absolutely MUST HAVE the newest technology are the ones who end up paying the most. (And don't you dare deny that a lot of the iPhone purchases were little more than ego trips to have the newest Apple gadget.)
In this case, Steve Jobs dropped the price a lot earlier and steeper than expected. That's true. But the simple fact is that if you absolutely, positively COULD NOT WAIT to buy an iPhone or any new technology, this is the kind of thing that is inevitable. Those who bought it can feel short-changed all they want, but the simple fact is that this is what happens when you feel some primal urge to be on the bleeding edge.
An AMD CPU that I recently bought dropped $160 in price no more than four weeks after I bought it. I didn't go bitching about how I just "lost" $160. This is what happens with technology. As much as I hate using this cliché, it's appropriate: deal with it. Things like this just go with the territory.
I love my iPhone but Apple's lost me as an early adopter. And why the hell is Apple sticking with 4:3 screens on any of their iPods!?! I would love 160gb of space to store my movies and shows on but I'm not buying a square screen device. Bleah. I was expecting to be pumped today. I'm just bummed. And my damn flight is delayed too! Double bleah. So...how you doing?
That $200 was an "early adopter" tax.
I'm just wondering if Engadget could pump out any more Crapple news.
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Sony got like 4 stories rolled in to one post, but Crapple gets all 5 breaking news slots? I call BS. As a bonus, they get another 3 of the Featured Stories.
only 349 for refurb now.
Damn... not even Bonnie and Clyde could pull of a heist that fast and get away with it! You go Steve!
Waozers. I'am so glad, I've waited. So that means that the refurbished should be 299. Yikesssssss. Keep the news coming engadget.
Those that bought the 8GB model in July: pwnt.
Word!!!
Steve really f*cked a lot of people in the ass today:
*0.99 ringtone service for songs bought on iTunes.
*iPhone price decrease on the 8GB model
*iPod touch off course which is nothing but a phone-less iPod coming at 299 dollars without an over expensive contract!!!!
iPhone owners must be really pissed at the moment.
What Steve Jobs want to say: I'm Rick James Bitch!!!
Seriously. I want my $200 back, Steve!!!!! even MS refunded me my 360 warranty repair, and they're the biggest a-holes on the block.
Damn, It didn't even last the usual year before a price cut...
AT&T's website says:
Return Policy
AT&T provides a 30 day return and exchange period for devices (phones, accessories, PDAs and other wireless communications instruments). One exchange of a device is allowed per wireless service activation or upgrade, and one exchange of an accessory per purchase.
The 30 day period begins on the date the equipment is purchased from a retail store/agent or the date the equipment was shipped.
AT&T must receive the returned equipment within the 30 day period.
All devices and accessories must be returned to the original point of sale. Customers purchasing via att.com should send returns to the AT&T warehouse...
@CharlieX:
Wait ... let me get this straight. You want Apple to give you money back because you were unwilling to wait until the eventual price drop? So, you want Apple to give you a refund because you were impatient? Uh huh. Right.
http://www.wireless.att.com/learn/iphone-faqs.jsp
Return Policy
Q. Do you have a special return policy for iPhones?
A. Yes. Apple branded equipment is covered by a 14-day return policy and must be returned to the original point of purchase. If the Apple branded equipment is returned unopened and in the original shrink wrapping, it will be refunded back to the original payment method. Opened Apple branded equipment that is returned within 14 days will be subject to a 10% open box restocking fee. All products must be packed in their original, unmarked packaging including any accessories and manuals that shipped with the product.
$599 * 10% + $399 = $59.90 + $399 = $458.90
I just bought my iPhone 5 days ago, and I called the Apple store and they'll do a price match within 14 days. Whew... $200 out of nowhere! awesome.
"Those that bought the 8GB model in July: pwnt"
THAT'S NOT FUNNY!
Ah, no, sorry, you got it right, that is funny! way to put up with all the bugs and waiting for it to be cracked rather than waiting for the price job and it to be properly opened up and decent apps become available. I will now be ordering one off ebay after this price break has filtered through ready to crack for use in the UK.
C'mon you can't tell me that you didn't think that the price would come down by the holidays. Whenever you're the first to buy anything like this expect to pay PENETRATION price. You're helping them recoup R&D costs.
wow, if I had an iphone I'd be PISSED!!!!
yeah, and it still doesn't have 3G or a GPS... ZING!
Current iPhone owners, start bitching!
iPod Touch fails, IMO... And so does the new color palette... I don't know, I just don't dig the new iPods as much as I dug the second generation Nano.
I...I can't describe the anger. I bought mine 3 weeks ago.
WHAT THE FUCK?!
And you still have time to return that bitch, don't you?
I just got off the phone with AT&T where I bought the phone. Per Apple's regulation, there is a 14 day return policy. I am on DAY 15!!! Seriously...day 15. I might shoot myself in the face...it was nice knowing you all.
@NaeemTHM:
Who are you pissed at: Apple for bringing the inevitable price drop sooner and deeper than was expected, or yourself for not being able to wait until the inevitable price drop to purchase one?
Technology prices drop. That's not an "if"; that's a "when". You know damned well that early adopters have always and will always be the ones to get hit the hardest at any price drop, yet you bought an iPhone anyway. So why exactly are you angry for buying an iPhone when you were fully aware that its price would eventually drop?
@Jason Carroll
"I might shoot myself in the face"
let us know how that goes.
do any of you early adopters of the iPhone feel a little bit shafted now?
Wow I'd be pissed if I bought one recently, or ever
glad i waited!
AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAAHHAAA!!!
Steve Jobs to you: F*ck you early adopters!
Cha-CHING!!
LMAO!
ouch...
Let me the first one to say to you, faithful Apple fanboys: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!! Enjoy your $200.00 assrapage.
I guess it was as enjoyable as the Sony one when they lower the price of the PS3 or the MS one when they dropped the Zune to $199 or the...
Either people are too stupid for their own good or basic market dynamics are lost on them, early adopters pay a premium, some early adopters will get shafted because they bought close to a price drop, early adopters also pave the way so people will enjoy a better/cheaper product later on.
For them it wasn't assrape, they enjoyed owning the product early.
Is this too hard to understand?
When a company slashes the price of the product by 30% barely two months in existance, what would you call it? I call it a big "thanks, losers!" from Steve Jobs.
@Zoesch
True, however none of those other price drops happened TWO MONTHS after the initial product launch.
How long has the Zune been out? It just now dropped $100 dollars, not $200 dollars in two months. Thats not normal.
Man if that thing wasn't the size of a brick, and if it didn't have such a shitty interface, and if it didn't have completely crippled wifi...I'd so buy one!
Yes, it makes no difference if the price cut was a month earlier, 3 months into the product lifetime or 2 years after launch, they either have a massive gross margin and want to make the product more desirable to a wider market or they have the cash flow to sustain it.
The thing is that I highly doubt Jobs sat in his office with a list of early adopters screaming "You get $200 assrape FTW!"
Remember, you recognize the pioneers from the arrows on their back, the early adopters too.
Still, doesn't change the fact that for the vast majority of owners the experience was most likely worth it.
How typical, I just bought one a few days ago...
You should be able to get part of your money back, if that's truly the case.
Can't you just take the receipt and get the $200 cash back?
I'd rather get an iPhone over the new iPod Touch now. It has tons more features, anyway. I guess it pays to wait, eh? ;)
"I'd rather get an iPhone over the new iPod Touch now. It has tons more features, anyway."
What does the iPhone have over the iPod Touch other then being a phone?
"What does the iPhone have over the iPod Touch other then being a phone?"
How about a camera and bluetooth.
any chance that they'll lower the refurb iphone as well?