Apple giving away $100 credit to early iPhone buyers
Cory Bergman September 6th, 2007
Wow, Steve Jobs is responding to the outpouring of frustration from iPhone users who shelled out serious cash to buy the phone two months ago only to learn yesterday the price had dropped by $200. “Being in technology for 30+ years I can attest to the fact that the technology road is bumpy,” he writes in a letter on Apple.com. “(But) we need to do a better job taking care of our early iPhone customers as we aggressively go after new ones with a lower price.” So Apple will offer $100 store credits to anyone who bought an iPhone before yesterday’s price drop — assuming they didn’t receive a rebate or price reduction. “We apologize for disappointing some of you, and we are doing our best to live up to your high expectations of Apple,” Jobs writes. (Thanks for the tip, Jake!)
2 Comments Add your own
1. Fladam | September 6th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
The biggest problem here is that Apple is trying to give the impression that the price drop stemmed from the technology being cheaper.
Six weeks on the market, and a $600 piece of electronics drops 33% in price???
You know, I’d be pissed if I got ripped off also.
2. Greg | September 6th, 2007 at 3:32 pm
You can get a $200 credit if you bought the iPhone within 14 days of the price cut, so hurry fast. One person I’ve read online that he was able to get a $200 credit for his iPhone that he bought in July.
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