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Quote: Originally Posted by GQB So people with credit card insurance who get their full $200 reimbursed will no doubt also be able to get $100 credit from Apple. (I doubt that there's any serious cross-checking between the companies.) Think we…
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Quote: Originally Posted by amac4me I suppose most will either use it towards a new iPod nano or Mac OS X Leopard. So what's the cost to Apple ... lets assume 800,000 early adopters at $100 per adopter that makes it a $80 million concession (a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Wally Does it matter? hmm - I think the basis for action does matter - doing something out of compassion or because you feel its "right" or out of a sense of fairness is quite different from doing something as a re…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rrightm Wrong...again. Sad. Give it up. on this point i disagree - i'm interested, that you feel so passionately about your views. Sorry to all for the double post - I hit the wrong button when I tried to ref…
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from the open letter "Therefore, we have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any prod…
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from the open letter "Therefore, we have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any prod…
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Quote: Originally Posted by audiopollution Show me a link to a statute which says that a company cannot lower the price of a consumer product. Apple were not contractually obligated to hold prices at $599. If I recall your other posts, you …
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Quote: Originally Posted by rrightm But, I'm not saying he was wrong in doing so, if he did plan it out. I think he was bloody brilliant, is all I'm saying. From our past discussions with one another in another related thread, I'm sure you will…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rrightm Agreed. In fact, this may be the case where Steve Jobs has actually made chicken salad out of chicken shit. Indeed, he probably had this planned out. Needed to cut the price to drive sales to meet expectatio…
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Quote: Originally Posted by audiopollution A company is under no obligation to sell the same product, at the same price, for any given period of time. Actually, consumer protection laws do have provisions regarding what companies can charge fo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by audiopollution Could you please explain how dropping the price on a consumer electronics item opens Apple up to a lawsuit? Ridiculous. This is a gesture to stop erosion of goodwill. Nothing more. claims can b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cameronj BS. There is no risk of losing a lawsuit after you lower your prices. Ever. Stop kidding yourself. It was a good move though, not out of the goodness of their heart. I'm amazed how quickly everyone seems …
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this isn't from the goodness of apple's heart - they obviously got advice from their counsel that they were at risk for a claim - - -
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Quote: Originally Posted by desarc Well Jobs has been corrected... by Jobs. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/ $100 apple store credit... God help those that bought their phones at ATT outlets.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bageljoey Or you could learn to use paragraphs... why are people in the blogosphere so paragraph centric... if we don't do something active to evidince our collective irritation we are sheep... soon to be appl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jfwooster I bought some AAPL stock the other day and now the price has dropped $7. Can I get a refund since I bought it less than 14 days ago? Only if you purchased it with a credit card that offers price protectio…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mgabrys Here's a lil' tip. Telco's hate the idea they "might" lose customers. They stand to lose far more than 200 bucks in cancelation fees if people start bailing on their 2 year contracts. So, do what I did. C…
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Quote: Originally Posted by dontlookleft You lost everyone after that. I'm glad you're out 200 bucks. Literally joyous. I wish i had enough money to own that crap...and if I did, I wouldn't care about my 200 bucks. Sounds like pocket chan…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rrightm Okay. Fabulous. Whatever. Write all the letters you want, but if you argument is premised upon the arguments (and your complete misunderstanding of the law in most jurisdictions), have at it. You will end u…
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Quote: Originally Posted by freeny True, but on what grounds? fraudulent inducement and contract breach - ATT's the only one that really seems at risk - but that would require people to seek to void their contracts - if apple has some sort of …