I guess I’m not surprised by all the uproar over Apple cutting the price of the iPhone, but I’m kind of puzzled by the thinking processes of the early adopters. There is always a price to be an early adopter—usually enduring early bugs, but price drops are likely somewhere in the life-cycle of the product. I think Apple customers have always reacted this way whenever there has been a price cut on a product. The only thing unusual with the iPhone is that the $200 price cut came after just 2 months.
Clearly, the folks who plunked down $600 on day 1 for an iPhone felt the product was worth it. In fact, they were probably pretty elated. Whether they knew it or not, they also agreed to terms and conditions that gave them a 14 day price protection. So why do they feel so ripped off now, to the point where many of the complaints sound to me as if they are arguing Apple should not have dropped the price. I can understand being angry with yourself over a decision like this, but why be angry with Apple?
Ah well… my iPhone was 13 days old when the price drop was announced, so a quick trip to the store netted me about $100/week 🙂
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