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So when the consumer's price goes down, it's a bad thing?

I wonder what you'd have said if you'd heard prices were going up.

You must be a Microsoft addict-- 'nough said.

Oh look, another site creating traffic for a pageful of ads while barely writing a paragraph of nonsense.

You lousy 2 digit A hole.

Repeat after me, "'na' ga' happen." The Forbes story you refer to has absolutely no data to back up their speculation about price drops. You would know that if you had read the story closely. The alleged price drop exists only in the febrile minds of the author of that report and, apparently, you. So move along everyone - nothing to see here.

The photograph (that's being kind) at the bottom of your rant is one of the worst phtoshop images I have seen published. You should be ashamed of yourself.

No I Think he'll stick it to your mother...Like most of us have.

Wow... Nothing like a few bad words about "GodJobs" to bring the Apple Bigots out of the woodwork... Which, I actually admire... 'Cos it's a demonstration of the loyalty of Apple users... And having worked on the account for several years, I can appreciate it. And though you may think otherwise, I admire Jobs... He's a weird, controlling freak... But he not only makes great products, he's a better CEO than 90% of all the wankers out there currently running companies!!!
Cheers/George

The Fortune article was supposed to have been written by someone who has previously dissed Apple big-time. So, what better way of slagging Apple than by getting people to not purchase anything between now and the release of new products by saying a price drop is coming. Then, when no price drop occurs, slagging Apple for being greedy, for getting people who were eager to get it at the "reported" (actually SPECULATED) lower price to be mad at Apple so they go elsewhere.

It also tries to get people to go elsewhere other than the Apple stores so that Apple doesn't get the profits of selling the phone. Simple economics of getting profits out of a competitors hands.

FUD - Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt - Simple process to try to destroy the competition, and we all know who plays that game so well.

I personally doubt that ATT will subsidize the iPhone. Why would they do so, to a product that is selling so well? It doesn't make sense economically for ATT to do this. If the iPhone was not doing so well, I could see it, but not the way it is going so well in the US.

Time will tell whether I can get an iPhone here in Canada or whether I will simply get a Touch and give Rogers (only Canadian telco that can handle the iPhone) the finger for high prices.

The funny thing about these Apple bashers is they must link their ranting article to a Mac centric site to be heard otherwise elsewhere no one bother to read how insane their blogs are.

Scott Moritz is the original source for the rumor. And, he's a well-known Apple-basher. He's floated a number of false rumors, typically hinting to users to wait to buy, since new merchandise is coming that's cheaper. The conspiracy theorists believe he does this to drive down Apple's share price, but who knows why he makes things up. The funny thing is most of his rumors make no sense when you think about them, but get picked up by bloggers and other media which rehash the nutty rumors, ad nauseum. Just Google him for some interesting past rumors that all turned out false.

Some people don't deserve the civility they are granted by visitors. The responses to your inflammatory piece and later post are in no way indicative of the language you use and behaviour you assert is normal for Apple users.
Let's see: Freaky, God Steve, stick you with, GodJobs, Bigots, weird, freak and wankers.....

George, do tell - what's with the playground attitude?
You poke someone in the eye then object when they say(loudly) 'no, I don't like that' and use that reaction to carry on calling them aggressive and freaky. Well, I don't like it, I'm 62, use Macs and have a normal dislike of stupidity whether in children or grown-ups. With children we exercise patience and use gentle reprimands; with adults we poke them in the eye back again or shrug and walk away.
Well I choose the door - I'm outa here.
Last visit.