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2007-06-07, 21:27

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Originally Posted by 709 View Post
come June 29 the market is going to realize and report on what an incredible rip-off the iPhone is when they factor in what it actually provides
It's been five months since the iPhone demo, and I still haven't seen anyone back up
1) that the iPhone is significantly higher-priced than similar smartphones
2) that any of its competitors have even remotely the amount of built-in storage
3) that any of its competitors have a user interface anywhere near as good.

I'm not at all in the market for an iPhone (I don't have a cellphone at all right now), but to suggest that the iPhone is "an incredible rip-off" or "doesn't actually provide much" without going into any further detail at all is just lame.

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Originally Posted by Windswept View Post
Were people skeptical about the iPod when it first came out?
That would be quite the understatement! In fact, many die-hard Apple fans were in a strict mindset that Apple should have stuck to its core market. There's also the often-cited Slashdot statement of CmdrTaco's: "No wireless. Less space than a nomad. Lame."

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