[IP] Re: Steve Jobs Open Letter on iPhone Price Cuts

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

I could not resist -- one final one djf

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From: "Michael Slavitch" <slavitch@gmail.com>
Date: September 7, 2007 1:35:36 PM EDT
To: dave@farber.net
Subject: Re: [IP] Re: Steve Jobs Open Letter on iPhone Price Cuts

Dave and IP;

I find this discussion more than a little appalling.

Nobody forced anyone to buy an iPhone. The hype was immense, and only
a little of the hype actually came from Apple.  The buyers weren't
buying a phone, they were buying status and the envy of others. Every
buyer got the opportunity to show off their new toy, brag. The iPhone
provided a high quality narcissistic supply.  Now that the price has
been sullied and the status is gone you can hear the sound of egos
deflating as that brief bubble of exclusivity popped. The dealer cut
the price of their junk.

In a Tokyo hostess bar a woman will sit at your table, talk to you,
pour your drinks, listen to your problems, and boost your ego.  $200
typically buys one evening,  two if you scrimp a little.  Compared to
that the iPhone early adopter premium is a bargain, and no hostess bar
gives a discount on future purchases, ever.

Now that the iPhone is no longer a source of narcissistic supply, it
can be judged on its own merits.

Regards

Michael Slavitch
Ottawa Ontario Canada


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