"The surveys are in and iPhone customer satisfaction scores are higher than we've ever seen for any Apple product," said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. "We've clearly got a breakthrough product and we want to make it affordable for even more customers as we enter this holiday season."
The 8GB iPhone is available immediately for $399 in the US through Apple's retail and online stores and AT&T retail stores.
The iPhone 4GB model will be sold while supplies last for $299, Apple said.
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What do they mean that the 4GB is going to be sold while supplies last? Is that cheaper than $399? Who is going to buy a 4GB for $499 when they can get a 8GB for $399?
It will be interesting to see the reaction to such a substantial drop in price shortly after the intro - good news for the next 1m buyers of the device - hopefully, this means they're clearing their inventory and introducing a 3g model
Who is extremely pissed off to find out that he overpaid for the 8GB iPhone by $200 only 2 months after it was released?
That would be me! I want a f*ckin' $200 refund! Punish the early adopters. Gotta love that!
Did they have to do this to maintain interest because they haven't released ANY of the feature enhancements that were expected within a few weeks of launch? I'm a f*ckin' sucker!
cwh812, I'm sure they'll work something out. They aren't that stupid.
I just feel sorry for those who bought an iPhone within the past two weeks or so.
Those who bought them more recently might be able to return them, but I'm not sure.
This will blast open the market for sure though,
Two of the most desired features are now available for the iPhone: Buying songs, and a much lower price.
Manufacturers who planned on competing with a $599 product now have to deal with one that's only 60% of that cost.
I guarantee a lot of R&D has been wasted over the past 9 months.
Who is extremely pissed off to find out that he overpaid for the 8GB iPhone by $200 only 2 months after it was released?
That would be me! I want a f*ckin' $200 refund! Punish the early adopters. Gotta love that!
Did they have to do this to maintain interest because they haven't released ANY of the feature enhancements that were expected within a few weeks of launch? I'm a f*ckin' sucker!
You're not a sucker, but you are a whiner.
They just introduced the iTunes store to the iPhone. That's a feature many wanted.
That doesn't count as a feature update?