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Apple Legend Woz Blasts iPhone Price Drop
Stony Stevenson writes "Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak Saturday blasted Steve Jobs' decision to drop the price of the iPhone by $200 just two months after the product was launched. Said Woz: 'Everyone expects technology to drop in price. The first adopters always pay a premium. I am one of them. I am used to that. But that one was too soon, too harsh ... A lot of people from Apple, even a lot of people that worked on the Apple Lisa and Macintosh computers in the beginning now work at Google. The thinking over at Google is very much like early Apple days. The fact that they give people time off to work on their own ideas is exactly matches some of the things that made Apple great. I wish Apple did that.'" We just discussed the price drop last night.
It's kind of sick, isn't it.
I like my phone. It plugs into the wall. When I go out for a walk to the park, no one can call me. I consider this a feature. It never runs out of batteries, it never needs to be recharged, it works when the power goes out, and you can use the buttons, which are real, actual buttons, without even looking at the phone. It also makes this distinctive "ring-ring" noise instead of playing music, which I really like. Also, it only cost me $10.00.
I wonder how much longer you'll be able to buy them.
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Well, who else gives money to apple?
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