WTF

[outsdr]

U.S. buyers snap up iPhones

Brandon Saunders, 16, had been saving his allowance and birthday money for months to get one of Apple Inc.'s coveted iPhones.

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WTF? Those phones cost _at least_ $500. The longest he's possibly been saving is since February, when it was announced... how much allowance and birthday money does this kid _get_?

I'm getting old.

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That aint the half of it....

[asia-sky.livejournal.com]

AT&T has exclusive contract for the iPhone and so you have to sign up for a 2 year deal upon purchase and that deal on top of the $500-600 (depending on storage capacity) is over $2500. $2500 for 2 years of service! seriously WTF?!

So where does the kid come up with the money for the plan to use the phone?
http://www.centernetworks.com/true-cost-of-the-iphone
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/26/iphone_contract_prices/

Re: That aint the half of it....

[outsdr.livejournal.com]

Just so those damned kids with their "iPhones" and their "disposable income" stay of my lawn!!!!!!!



The older I get, the more crotchety I get... and I was pretty damn crotchety to start with.