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Apple Gives $100 Store Credit To iPhone Customers

Posted by samzenpus on from the quit-your-crying dept.

MooRogue writes "In an open letter to all iPhone customers, Steve Jobs responds to hundreds of emails from upset iPhone customers. Apple will be giving early adopters who are not receiving rebates or any other consideration $100 store credit at the Apple store. Details will be posted on the Apple website next week"

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  1. Ha hah! by SlshSuxs · · Score: 0, Troll

    Ha hah!

  2. Re:Why not $200 store credit? by Brian+Gordon · · Score: 0, Troll

    four or five different lines with different price levels, rebate options, compatibility, capabilites, form factors, etc If you're someone who buys a prepackaged system with a fixed price, what are you doing on slashdot?
  3. pussy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I will not buy an iPhone until:

    1. Apple and ATT pay ME $599
    2. Randall Stephenson's mom sucks my dick
    3. Steve Jobs licks my nut sack

    Beat that.

  4. Re:Wow, that was quick by mgabrys_sf · · Score: 0, Troll

    Right getting ripped in the press, getting notices from AT&T on refunds, getting charge-backs from the credit card companies for untold amounts of revenue, open speculation on the financial news networks shaking investor confidence?

    GREAT FUCKING PLAN MORON!

    Could you spend some of that apologist effort on this Senator of Idaho for me? He needs your love!

  5. Re:Why not $200 store credit? by Emciess · · Score: 0, Troll

    I find it really curious that anyone has a problem with the generous gesture. Regardless of your operating system of choice buying technology as soon as it comes out means you pay more. Period. I have never seen a gesture like this before and it makes me feel really good. As for Apple's secrecy policy, imagine having a huge company like microsoft try to copy everything do it badly and still have most computer users use the inferior (in my humble opinion) product. I guess you'd want to slow that stuff down a bit, huh?

  6. Google did by brunes69 · · Score: 0, Troll
    Google Did

    But Google refunded 200% of the wasted money, not just 50%.

    This just goes to prove what we already know, Steve Jobs is cheap.

  7. Re:Wow, that was quick by Ubergrendle · · Score: 0, Troll

    This was brilliant marketing through and through. Bravo.

    I would prefer Bill Hick's proposed methodology for addressing this marketing campaign rather than giving them kudos. (e.g. "If you're in marketing, kill yourslef. Now. Do the human race a failure. Yes I know you're thinking 'oh he's going for the cynical jaded anti advertising focus group...hot market'. KILL YOURSELVES."

    Seriously, how much cool aid have the apple zealots drunk over the years? Apple played you for brand loyalist SUCKERS. They didn't even wait until Christmas season...this was planned probably a year or more ago, they locked in the early adopters fast and quick, grabbed some quick cash, and they're happy.

    By the way, he's not giving you a $100 rebate...he's giving you another $100 of product. Which costs probably $50 for them to generate. Only available through their store. They're profiting from you while they're apologising for ripping you off.

    F@@@ Apple. They make Microsoft look like Salvation Army.

    --
    John Maynard Keynes: "When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?"