Comments on: O Apple, why hast thou forsaken us? http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/ a celebration of science fiction, anime, and geek culture Sat, 31 Jul 2010 13:00:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: verin http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1101 verin Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:16:41 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/#comment-1101 And how do you know this? How do you know the availability or price of a key component didn't suddenly drop massively? Or that after studying the initial numbers, they realized they could afford to sell at a loss through partnering with ATT? And how do you know this? How do you know the availability or price of a key component didn’t suddenly drop massively? Or that after studying the initial numbers, they realized they could afford to sell at a loss through partnering with ATT?

]]> By: fledgling otaku http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1100 fledgling otaku Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:33:05 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/#comment-1100 you're right, you don't understand - I am saying that Apple's initial price on the iPhone was tantamount to price gouging, the initial price cut was cruel and unwise, and Jobs' reaction served only to emphasize how arbitrary the pricing and subsequent cut truly were. And yeah, the iphone early adopters should be glad for the scraps they are given; better than nothing, but I'm not going to willingly subject myself to the same abuse. you’re right, you don’t understand – I am saying that Apple’s initial price on the iPhone was tantamount to price gouging, the initial price cut was cruel and unwise, and Jobs’ reaction served only to emphasize how arbitrary the pricing and subsequent cut truly were.

And yeah, the iphone early adopters should be glad for the scraps they are given; better than nothing, but I’m not going to willingly subject myself to the same abuse.

]]> By: verin http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1099 verin Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:26:03 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/#comment-1099 I don't understand. If apple decides they can sell the phones for less, no matter when they figure this out, you don't want Apple to? You want to keep the price at a point that is so high they either think its retarding sales, or is unecessarily profitable, just to salve your conscious about some 'investment' in a moving frontier? I don’t understand. If apple decides they can sell the phones for less, no matter when they figure this out, you don’t want Apple to? You want to keep the price at a point that is so high they either think its retarding sales, or is unecessarily profitable, just to salve your conscious about some ‘investment’ in a moving frontier?

]]> By: fledgling otaku http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1098 fledgling otaku Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:54:15 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/#comment-1098 from the article, Apple will give pre-price-cut iPhone owners a $100 Apple gift certificate. Doesn't this underscore the utterly arbitrary nature of the pricing of the phone in the first place? Or more importantly, the arbitrary nature of the pricing on the new iPods just announced yesterday? How this news is supposed to entice someone like me to buy Apple is beyond me. And I'm sure that someone who was previously feeling a $200-sized pain in the wallet is feeling somewhat better, but they're still $100 in the hole (assuming you equate a gift certificate for Apple purchases with cash). from the article, Apple will give pre-price-cut iPhone owners a $100 Apple gift certificate. Doesn’t this underscore the utterly arbitrary nature of the pricing of the phone in the first place? Or more importantly, the arbitrary nature of the pricing on the new iPods just announced yesterday? How this news is supposed to entice someone like me to buy Apple is beyond me. And I’m sure that someone who was previously feeling a $200-sized pain in the wallet is feeling somewhat better, but they’re still $100 in the hole (assuming you equate a gift certificate for Apple purchases with cash).

]]> By: verin http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1097 verin Thu, 06 Sep 2007 21:56:27 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2007/09/06/o-apple-why-hast-thou-forsaken-us/#comment-1097 You still feel that way after reading <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/06/steve-jobs-gives-all-iphone-owners-100-back/" rel="nofollow">this</a>? You still feel that way after reading this?

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