From: "Rich Gauszka" 

Shop around. One usually doesn't find discounts on current Apple
hardware/software.  I suspect Jobs will wish to keep  pricing for the
iPhone where it's currently set unless Cingular and/or fate intervene.


"Mark"  wrote in message
news:46341dfd$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>I understand that's what's always been stated Rich, but it ain't a real
>product yet and I've no doubt that all that pre-release rhetoric is as
>solid as quicksand cash at the outset>
>
> "Rich Gauszka"  wrote in message
> news:46341100$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> Mark wrote:
>>> "Geo."  wrote: What is it
that's going to
>>>> get people to spend $500 to switch?
>>>
>>> They won't have to spend that to switch (though I'm sure plenty of iPod
>>> toting vacant eyed consumers will do so in the first week just to be
>>> cool), as there'll be $99 deals, with 3 year contracts and higher
>>> monthly bills so the consumer will never see the price -- just like
>>> leasing cars, "How does $199 a month sound to you mister
"wanna drive
>>> away today in shiny new plastic?"
>>
>>
>> The price of the iPhone has always been stated as the price with 2 year
>> contract ( 8GB for $599). There have been several unverified and probably
>> fake reports of discounts.
>>
>> It will be interesting to see how many continue to be sold after the
>> initial frenzy and what the other providers come up with to compete with
>> Cingular
>
>

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