Response from: Bernard Lavilliers

Here never understood price politics Apple about iPhone

Response from: Jerry Loggins

I'd love to have one, but the price sticker is higher than I want to pay at this point in time. I'm hoping that it will come down in price at some point in time.

Response from: Betsy Buchanan

I have been waiting for this offer to happen, I have been eligible for an up grade for months now, but have been waiting for this to come around, thanks so much for letting me know that I can now get my new Apple iPhone come next pay day! Thanks
Betsy Buchanan

Response from: iPissed

I have been an Apple supporter and loyal customer for over 15 years. I spent $3000 for my mac desktop and another $3000 for my Macbook Pro. I have been an advocate for the Apple Nation... a loyal solider fighting P.C. users (who diss Apple) for years. UNTIL NOW! Since the widely spread use of the iPod, Apple has short changed its loyal customers to crossover to the mainstream. Imagine my surprise when I paid $3000 for my Macbook Pro only to find out its only word processing program was the equivalent of Windows' notepad. They removed the AppleWorks program, which was wildly popular among Apple users and replaced it with a suggestion to purchase Microsoft Office. Once Mac users downloaded the Microsoft Office program they experienced crashes and delays never experienced before, but don't take my word for it read the reviews yourself logged at Apple's own website: http://store.apple.com/us/reviews/TQ744LL/A?rp=0&rs=lowestRated This is how Apple choses to thank its customers who have spent thousands buying their products. BUT THE LATEST NEWS FLASH REALLY TAKES THE CAKE!! My 17 year old daughter was refused "the purchase" of an iPhone, after several months of saving all the cash necessary for the price of the phone as listed online and waiting in line for its release today. She didn't have the "PROPER CREDIT SCORE" to own the "royal" iPhone. The sales person told her she had to activate with a contract with AT&T or she couldn't even attempt to purchase the phone. Apple "CARE" customer service personel stated they were "STREAMLINING THE PROCESS." Imagine being refused the purchase of a Television until you sign a contract for cable or a computer until you sign a contract for internet. Is this where we're headed? It's obvious the iPhone 3G is being marketed to a particular class of people and my daughter didn't make the cut. So our money isn't enough to buy your Apple products now huh? Well to hell with you Steve Jobs (the supposed free thinking hippie) before long they'll want a strand of hair or blood sample to buy Apple products. What's next an iNazi? I will never promote the use of ANY product you create every again, as a matter of fact I am officially Anti-Apple!!!

Response from: Frustrated

I waited in line for 2hrs at the Stanford Shopping Center Apple Store. Once inside they had an issue activating my phone. They called At&T and were told that I was still on the old "Blue" At&T network and that is would take a while to transfer me over to the "Orange" Network. This meant I had to come back the following day to get a phone. Of course I wasn't too happy. I show up the next day (Sat) at the Apple Store and was able to skip the line since I was there the day before. They try and activate my phone again only to find that the same issue is ocurring. They once again call At&T for me and are told that I am not able to buy an iPhone from the Apple store since I was on the old "Blue" network. I had to go to an At&T store to buy one. I go to an At&T store right after they told me this and the At&T store was sold out. They said that since I'm on the Blue network I have to buy a iPhone from them so they can transfer me to the Orange network and activate the phone at the same time. I asked if they could just change me to the Orange network so I could buy the phone at the Apple store since they still had them in stock. They said they could do this, but by changing me over to the Orange network I would have to sign a new 2 year contract. That meant if I then went to the Apple store to buy an iPhone I would not qualify for the discounted price of $299, I would have to pay $499. This didn't make much sense to me since I have been with At&t for over 10 years and wasn't currently under contract with them. Anyways, they tell me they should get more phones in on Sun, so I get up early once again and I am first inline. The store opens and they tell everyone that they didn't get a shipment of phones in..... This has been the most frustrating task. I wish they would have just published information stating that if I was on the old network that I had to buy a phone from At&t in the first place. I wasted so much time running around with no one really knowing what was going on. I hope others don't have the same problems I did.

Response from: Tony Rybczynski, Nortel

If iPhone can deliver securityy and management required by IT, then it will be a contender against both Windows Mobile and RIM in enterprise. http://blog.tmcnet.com/the-hyperconnected-enterprise/mobility/iphone-leads-way-to-true-broadband-experience.asp