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Originally Posted by apple007
How do you figure? I suppose you could be right, but it's not like the suggested retail for these things was originally $800 and now they're $500 or $600 with a 2-year plan.
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By forcing you to get a plan when you buy it, they are able to quote a discounted price, without having to tell you the real price. I mean, an iPhone does not cost $599 (or $499), right? It costs $599 (or $499) plus a 2-year contract. Those are not the same.
Well, I thought a little more. I
suppose it's possible that none of that 2-year contract money makes it back to Apple, in which case those quoted prices would be the real prices. However, seeing how the cell phone industry has worked up until now, that just doesn't seem to fit, and why would they then force a 2-year contract? If Apple doesn't get any of the money, you would think they'd be happy to sell the phone without a contract of any kind.