Waited in line for an iPhone? If so, Apple has a voucher for you.

[Nutmegger]

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has offered compensation to customers who have already bought an iPhone - after the firm cut $200 (£99) off the price.

The company slashed the cost of the eight-gigabyte version of the phone - only available in the US - to $399.

But this earned the wrath of some customers who have paid full price since its launch two months ago.

Mr Jobs said the price cut was the right move - but offered those who had already bought it a $100 voucher.

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6982717.stm

Wow ... how many companies do that!

[Rick Myers]

1. Easy for Apple to do since the whole deal is subsidized by AT&T

AT&T pays Apple $200 for every phone sold to offset the cost. It's claimed to be a $700-800 device...

[BlueJazz]

2. "earned the wrath of some customers who have paid full price "

For pete sakes...What a pack of whiners.

Hey...Something is new and you want it bad enough to pay a high price for it?...
..Fine..but don't cry about it when the price goes down.

That's the way things usually are..

[Nomad559]

3. Apple's Jobs Sorry for iPhone Price Cut

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2980740

:)

[Occulus]

4. How much does 8Gb of RAM cost?

I know, I know- it's a handheld, different type of memory, yadda yadda-

Why cant users replace their own battery?

Why can't it be used on *any* compatible network right out of the box?

Why aren't there even a few GOOD games, like Doom, or something from Nintendo?

Why does the touchscreen start to die after a few months of heavy use?

Questions, questions. So many questions.

And I'm NOT getting one until *I* can replace the dead battery. I'm buying a product, NOT a subscription to a product repair plan.

[slowry]

5. "The iPhone is a piece of shit, and so is your face."

Sorry, have to post this, lol: http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=iphone

warning: supermassively offensive, but hilarious, and actually quite informative.

[Rick Myers]

6. I love that guy's rants!!!

:thumbsup::beer:

[REP]

7. I have an iPhone and thought that was hilarious!

"The Nokia is my family now, motherfucker!" Be sure to see his critiques of schoolchildrens' art. "That firetruck needs a shave. F"