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iPhone Price Drop AD
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I have to say, that was pretty damn funny and very well done. 
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That was great man, good job. 
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Nice job dude, that was funny and a good looking vid.
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I liked the way they worked the GSM interference buzz into the music at the end.
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I'll agree. that was well made
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Originally Posted by CharlesS 
I liked the way they worked the GSM interference buzz into the music at the end.
I had to watch it again to catch that... My old SLVR did it REALLY bad when I was talking on it. The iPhone really only does it near speakers and the radio.
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Yeah, the Motorola phones produce the buzz pretty strongly. I think it's because they use pretty powerful radios relative to the rest of the industry. The good news is that they have the best reception, but the bad news is that they produce more interference and have less battery life.
I do have to say, though, that my RAZR has mellowed out a bit lately - don't know if AT&T has changed some towers in my area from 850 to 1900 or what, but it doesn't produce the crazy bad buzz that it used to - at one point, it didn't even have to be particularly close to the equipment, just in the same room.
I thought the consensus on here though was that the iPhone had the worst buzzing of any phone, even the Motos.
Stupid GSM.
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Well done video.
But I still don't get the gripe. If you wanted all those "missing features" why did you still get it? If you though $599 was too much for the iPhone why did you still get it? The iPhone does exactly what was advertised by Apple. It does exactly the same today. Changing its price didn't change anything about that.
Is it a bummer that you could have gotten in cheaper now? Of course. I that something to complain about? Not really. Just my 2¢.
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I love my iPhone, don't get me wrong. The missing "features" I call out in the video are things that all "smart phones" had two years ago. And they are missing on the iPhone. (right now)
The iPhone, however, makes up for its flaws by having the best overall interface of any phone on the market.
The most upsetting aspect of the price drop is not losing the money, it's the intent. It appears to be targeting early adopters, and cashing in at their expense. The ones who bought the phone on good faith, assuming that apple could even make a good smart phone. These early adopters are Apple's underground sales force, telling friends, explaining features to the passerby who asks, touting its virtues over its flaws, spreading the word. If this insult was planed, it is biting the hand that feeds.
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Originally Posted by igouged
The most upsetting aspect of the price drop is not losing the money, it's the intent. It appears to be targeting early adopters, and cashing in at their expense.
Well, duh. Being an early adopter isn't cheap. Especially in the phone market, new models are always expensive, and the price drops after a few months.
There's a class of people who've always got to have the latest and greatest the minute it comes out, and companies know that. If your budget is tight, then patience is a virtue when it comes to things like these.
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Originally Posted by igouged
The most upsetting aspect of the price drop is not losing the money, it's the intent. It appears to be targeting early adopters, and cashing in at their expense. The ones who bought the phone on good faith, assuming that apple could even make a good smart phone. These early adopters are Apple's underground sales force, telling friends, explaining features to the passerby who asks, touting its virtues over its flaws, spreading the word. If this insult was planed, it is biting the hand that feeds.
I hate to tell you, but those are exactly the kind of people a company should cash in on. The guys who stand in line for days just to buy a frickin phone are exactly the people that will pay almost any price. Those are just the right customers to make a buck with. I know it sounds harsh, but people need to stop treating Apple as if it were some kind of church. Apple is a business. They have one goal: Make more money. The price thing they pulled off with the iPhone might have pissed some people off (and I do understand that), but the more I think about it, the more I think it was a very smart business move. And I wouldn't be surprised at all if thy actually planned it exactly this way already many months ago.
(Last edited by Simon; Sep 13, 2007 at 02:42 AM.
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