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The iPhone price drop. If you haven’t heard, Steve Jobs dropped the price on the sexiest gadget ever made by $200 – 1/3 the original price – only two months after release. And the iFanboys are going crazy. All the early-adopters who waited on line for hours to buy the iphone on he first day are mad as hell. But I don’t understand the controversy.

When was the last time an electronics product became obsolete or cheaper right after you bought it? It happens all the time! Why is this such a big deal? If anything, we should all be thankful that the device is now more accessible to more people. If you bought the iPhone during the first 2 months, you KNEW that the price was going to eventually drop. And you also KNEW that you are potentially taking a risk by buying any electronics product upon initial release.

What’s even more mind-boggling is that Steve Jobs actually caved into the uncalled-for outcries and offered a $100 gift certificate to all who bought the iPhone at the higher price. Why? I know Steve Jobs likes to look like the “nice guy” of the tech industry, but I think he has gone too far this time. Seriously, the vocal minority who are complaining about the price drop, they need to get a life. Because of this incident, Apple will NEVER drop prices on their products like this ever again.

All you complainers who bought the iPhone early: don’t you see? It’s all YOUR fault. Because of you, Apple and other companies will be less willing to drop prices like this anymore. And we ALL lose. The higher price you paid for your iPhone got you the title of being the “cool” guy who had the iPhone first. You had your time in the spotlight. And you paid for it with $200. Now stop complaining.

And Mr. Steve Jobs, please don’t cave into the iFanboys so much. Your $200 price drop was perfectly okay. You don’t need to offer reparations. If anything, the iFanboys deserve a $200 fine for buying a first-generation so soon.

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