Amazing everyone says “don’t buy 1st generation.” For me, I needed 3G. I use it regularly for business. So I don’t have an iPhone.
So everybody bought 1st generation, now they’re upset at typicial 1st generation problems (i.e. price drops, technology woes, licensing issues). Sounds like 2004 election results blues to me. Didn’t you know who you were voting for while you were standing in line?
About “unlocked, free” phones…I switched a couple years ago from Verizon to Cingular (AT&T) because Verizon (like Alltel) has a contract with “GetItNow” a rip-off service that REQUIRES those providers LOCK features of some great phones. This is still an issue with those carriers. And they have suffered legal action because of it, where are those headlines?
Now, Apple comes out with (even locked) the best phone we’ve ever seen, AND gives most people their “early adopter” money back…AND we STILL complain?
Where was all of this “informed consumerism” with Microsoft? They were found guilty in the Supreme Court of abusing their monopoly and Bush’s first presidential act in 2000 was to “pardon” the prescribed punishment. Where were all of the “technically informed consumers” on that one?
Why is Apple the red-headed step-child?