In this text Eugene Robinson refers to the iPhone and how its price was cut down by a third in about a month after it came out in America. This is of course a big deal because all the people that waited in line over night to pay $600 for this incredible piece of technology were just ripped off. Now anyone who wants to can buy the iPhone for $200 cheaper, and all they had to do was wait a month. And what makes the whole situation worse is that Steve Jobs, the chief executive of apple, responds to this uproar by saying: “that’s technology”. He goes into further detail on what Jobs said about technology and his understanding of his customers.
I personally agree with Mr. Robinson when he says he would be outraged if he had purchased and iPhone at its original price only to find out that you could have saved $200 if i just waited a month. But on the other hand i think that those customers only have themselves to blame. They failed to understand that this is America, anyone will do anything to earn an extra buck and that is exactly what Apple did. Like every other company would, they overpriced the iPhone when it first came out and when all of the huge Apple fanatics came and bought it they shifted there target audience to those who are interested but lack a strong motivation. That motivation is a better deal. I’m sorry for those who paid the extra $200 but just like what Jobs and Robinson said, that’s technology.
“Poked in the i” by Eugene Robinson (full text)
i really agree with you, Brad. i agree that it is a rip off that the people who brought the iphone at a price of $600.00 while now many people can buy it at a low price of $400. although with my agreeing about the unfairness, it also is the misfortune of the early buyers, so the early buyers just have to accept the fact that they are just unlucky.
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