We all knew it was going to happen, but not even I suspected it would be this soon. A price drop on the iPhone was inevitable but why so soon after its release a mere two months ago?
Steve Jobs had plenty to announce at Apple's September 5th 2007 Special Event, but the announcement that sent people running to their nearest AT&T and Apple store was the $200 price drop on the iPhone. The 4gig will now sell for $299 and the 8gig is priced at $399. AT&T announced the price drop to employees this afternoon as effective immediately.
This huge price cut has people asking "WTF?". At the top of the list of puzzled people are those who stood in line for hours and even days to get the phone at its extravagant release price of $499 and $599. Some say it's because the iPhone sales have slacked since release. Others say it's because Apple has something else up their sleeves. If you ask me, I'd say it's a bit of both. It's a fact that iPhone sales have slowed considerably but with the holidays approaching, sales might have picked up a bit. If I was a betting man, then my money would go towards the price drop being due to the other products that were also announced at the event, such as the new iPod Nano and iPod Touch.
Whatever the reason is, now is an excellent time to pick one up if you haven't already. If I were you, I'd move quickly, especially if you were hoping for the 4gig, because AT&T also tagged that particular model as "while supplies lasts". They will no longer be carrying the 4gig, which to me, was pointless anyway seeing as how $100 more gets you double the memory.
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