The iPhone

[SLCPUNK]

They sold 525,000 iPhones in 3 days. 

Capitalism at it's finest.

[Genesis]

They sold 525,000 iPhones in 3 days. 

Capitalism at it's finest.

Not to mention the biggest hype-machine snow job success in marketing probably.

[SLCPUNK]

It's all about the marketing, that's for sure.

Some of the best marketing IMHO is marketing to women for their wedding day. They have a life time of it, and after the two decades or so of saturation it pays the industry an above average ROI.

[freedom78]

They sold 525,000 iPhones in 3 days. 

Capitalism at it's finest.

No...the people on eBay trying to hawk them for $1,000 is capitalism at it's finest.  Because let's be honest.  Doesn't standing in line for a few hours entitle you to a $400 profit? 

But I did get one, and it's a miracle.  It packed all my boxes for my upcoming move, cleaned up my dog's shit, and turned my neighbor into NOT a fat piece of white trash! 

Some people are acting like they just found the cure to cancer with this thing. 

It hasn't cured cancer...yet.

[SLCPUNK]

No...the people on eBay trying to hawk them for $1,000 is capitalism at it's finest.  Because let's be honest.  Doesn't standing in line for a few hours entitle you to a $400 profit? 

If they know they can make 400 bucks for being first in line, then yea, I guess they do deserve it, lol.

I've picked up cars at auctions and doubled my money in less than 3 days. I've done the same picking up cars from private sellers.

What is the value of anything? What sets the price? (In the case of the Iphone the answer is obvious of course.)

[freedom78]

No...the people on eBay trying to hawk them for $1,000 is capitalism at it's finest.  Because let's be honest.  Doesn't standing in line for a few hours entitle you to a $400 profit? 

If they know they can make 400 bucks for being first in line, then yea, I guess they do deserve it, lol.

I've picked up cars at auctions and doubled my money in less than 3 days. I've done the same picking up cars from private sellers.

What is the value of anything? What sets the price? (In the case of the Iphone the answer is obvious of course.)

What kind of pro-market crazy leftie are you?

[SLCPUNK]

What kind of pro-market crazy leftie are you?

The angry-on-the-inside-kind I guess.

[The Chad Cometh]

I work at the Apple Store in North Sydney - we won't be getting the iPhone for a long time yet but I can tell you this ...

The sales staff say this thing is teh shit, everyone will want one.
Everyone else here thinks it's a piece of shit, though they do love their iPods.

[fuckin crazy]

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AT&T sucks.

Got that? AT&T sucks. And I can say that. Know why? Because I am not using AT&T service. If I did, then I would have to agree to their Terms of Service, which say:

5.1 Suspension/Termination? In addition, AT&T may immediately terminate or suspend all or a portion of your Service, any Member ID, electronic mail address, IP address, Universal Resource Locator or domain name used by you, without notice, for conduct that AT&T believes ? (c) tends to damage the name or reputation of AT&T, or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries.

So, if I used AT&T, I would not be able to post this blog entry.

You know what? That sucks. Not as much as gleefully acquiescing to give all their customer data over to the Bush Administration in violation of the Constitution, or censoring Pearl Jam, but it sucks nonetheless.
 
Thanks BA

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2007/09/27/afx4163827.html

RPT Apple, Orange payments dispute risks scuppering French iPhone sales - report

sometimes, you just gotta love France, i hope that stupid iphone doesnt come to my country. i hate apple with a passion.

[AdZ]

Go Microsoft!

[jarmo]

sometimes, you just gotta love France, i hope that stupid iphone doesnt come to my country. i hate apple with a passion.

Many people hate France with a passion too!

Let me guess, Apple isn't "cool" enough for you. 


If people want to buy a phone that's not even a 3G phone and pay shit loads for it, let them.


Go Nokia!



/jarmo

[The Chad Cometh]

sometimes, you just gotta love France, i hope that stupid iphone doesnt come to my country. i hate apple with a passion.

Many people hate France with a passion too!

Let me guess, Apple isn't "cool" enough for you. 


If people want to buy a phone that's not even a 3G phone and pay shit loads for it, let them.




Go Nokia!



/jarmo

 

That's just fuckin hilarious. And the iphone sucks!
I send random MMS clips to my mates all the time, bits of stupid movies, random people falling asleep on the train, whatever. A phone that can't record video or send MMS these days is truly a POS.

[Where is Hassan Nasrallah ?]

sometimes, you just gotta love France, i hope that stupid iphone doesnt come to my country. i hate apple with a passion.

Go Nokia!

well talking about Nokia :
http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/01/nokia-unlocks-anti-apple-campaign/

[freedom78]

sometimes, you just gotta love France, i hope that stupid iphone doesnt come to my country. i hate apple with a passion.

Many people hate France with a passion too!

Let me guess, Apple isn't "cool" enough for you. 


If people want to buy a phone that's not even a 3G phone and pay shit loads for it, let them.




Go Nokia!



/jarmo

 

That's just fuckin hilarious. And the iphone sucks!
I send random MMS clips to my mates all the time, bits of stupid movies, random people falling asleep on the train, whatever. A phone that can't record video or send MMS these days is truly a POS.

I use my phone to make and receive phone calls.  It does that pretty well.

[Bodhi]

apple is taking over the world...get used to it....the ipod is the greatest invention this world has ever seen....i have over 800 store bought cds(been buying them since 1992)....and now i can put them ALL in my pocket....and i can throw a few movies on there too....why waste time ripping the iphone?? you know by this time next year the iphone will be perfected into the greatest device ever....

[jarmo]

why waste time ripping the iphone?? you know by this time next year the iphone will be perfected into the greatest device ever....

Today's iPhone isn't all that great.

It lacks several things. But they'll get there eventually....





/jarmo

[TAP]

sometimes, you just gotta love France, i hope that stupid iphone doesnt come to my country. i hate apple with a passion.

Many people hate France with a passion too!

Let me guess, Apple isn't "cool" enough for you. 


If people want to buy a phone that's not even a 3G phone and pay shit loads for it, let them.




Go Nokia!



/jarmo

 

That's just fuckin hilarious. And the iphone sucks!
I send random MMS clips to my mates all the time, bits of stupid movies, random people falling asleep on the train, whatever. A phone that can't record video or send MMS these days is truly a POS.

I use my phone to make and receive phone calls.  It does that pretty well.

Yeah me too. I feel so old not using my phone to record video of random people falling asleep on trains.

[fuckin crazy]

Am I glad I didn?t buy an iPhone!
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AT&T sucks.

Got that? AT&T sucks. And I can say that. Know why? Because I am not using AT&T service. If I did, then I would have to agree to their Terms of Service, which say:

5.1 Suspension/Termination? In addition, AT&T may immediately terminate or suspend all or a portion of your Service, any Member ID, electronic mail address, IP address, Universal Resource Locator or domain name used by you, without notice, for conduct that AT&T believes ? (c) tends to damage the name or reputation of AT&T, or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries.

So, if I used AT&T, I would not be able to post this blog entry.

You know what? That sucks. Not as much as gleefully acquiescing to give all their customer data over to the Bush Administration in violation of the Constitution, or censoring Pearl Jam, but it sucks nonetheless.

 
from BA