http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/ Engadget Mobile Comments for CE-Oh no he didn't! Part XXIX - Apple sez free phones are worthless http://www.engadgetmobile.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadgetmobile.com en-us Copyright 2008 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 1st 2007 7:37PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 1st 2007 8:08PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 1st 2007 10:38PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 1st 2007 11:25PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 2nd 2007 1:40AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 2nd 2007 1:51AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 2nd 2007 4:11AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/
Because if they insist on acting like that while crafting policy or creating technology, then we don't want their stinking efforts.

I'd rather enjoy the works and decisions of the Republicans or Microsoft. At least they speak to me like I'm a regular joe. Because that's what really matters. Priority number one. ]]>Mar 2nd 2007 4:17AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 2nd 2007 9:04AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 2nd 2007 10:12AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 2nd 2007 10:31AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/
Yeah. Good luck with that. People already dont want to spend more than $150 for a PDA phone as it is.

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Free phones are worthless when they are directly from a carrier like Verizon or Cingular, but Apple really has a stick up its ass if it wants to denigrate those who have better uses for $500 than spending it on a phone that doesn't do anything that my free SDA does.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 11:29AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 2nd 2007 12:17PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/
Nothing but marketing bullcrap.

I can't wait what he's gonna say when some service provider starts selling an Apple phone for free in a couple of years.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 12:22PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/
Free phones don't really have any value, it's not that they're worthless, it's just that they're easy to peddle off with your contract. Many people just want the phone so they can use it. I, for one, don't need 3g, or anything else other than basic calling, bluetooth, and texting features. It's nice to have the rest, but I know that I wouldn't personally use it, so I'll take my "free" phone. I also don't really have a problem with a contract, considering I planned on having the phone for at least the duration of said contract, so I'm alright with it.

The price will come down. Just not for another generation or so. Hardly a comparison, but think about the sidekick and where it stood in line with phones at its debut. Now think of the cost. Think of what you can get one for now with contract. Just sit tight.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 12:59PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/
Cook was speaking from HIS perspective, I believe. To Apple-folk, a free phone IS a worthless phone. Apple sort of stands for a minimalist approach to over-the-top bells and whistles. A free phone is just as worthless to me as it is to them; I have no use for any of Sprint's free phones. Free phones can't do most of the things I like my mobile devices to do. In fact, they pretty much just make and receive calls, which isn't high on my priority list and I'm going to bet it's not too high on Apple's either (a la Samsung, perhaps?). It's more like one of those nuissances you have to include so you can still call it a phone. In case you haven't noticed, when phones are marketed, the fact that it can make and receive calls isn't something that's put on the feature list.

I also hardly think anyone's forgetting that the iPhone is more than a phone. If people are thinking that way, they should tie their tubes or get a vasectomy and call it a day.

I'd also venture to say that if you're an Engadget Mobile reader, the majority of you view a carrier's "free phone" selection as worthless, too. Maybe Cook was too hasty in saying that publicly, because God forbid he offend the people who wouldn't even consider buying the iPhone anyway, but when you think of it in terms of perspective I don't see a thing wrong with what he said. We aren't your average mobile phone user, and the iPhone isn't targeted toward the average mobile phone user.

I'm not promoting the iPhone. I think it's going to be a total waste of money and I wouldn't pay $100 for it if it was that cheap. I love my MacBook, but I'm not one of those fanatics that has to have everything-Apple. In fact, I'd really love to ditch my iPod (heh, that was free!) for a Zune.

Cheers, from the baren middleground.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 1:10PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 2nd 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/
Let me explain something here, Apple is trying to make money not once, not twice, but three times from this sale. They will make margin on the equipment when they sell it to you for $500. Then they will make a $300 commission from Cingular for selling an activation contract, and finally they will make money from content purchases. I salute them for their ingenuity, but this is highway robbery wrapped in the guise of user experience.]]>Mar 2nd 2007 7:48PMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/Mar 3rd 2007 8:12AMhttp://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/http://www.engadgetmobile.com/2007/03/01/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-xxix-apple-sez-free-phones-are-worthl/
Oh and dont forget that the iphone its only going to be sold by the carrier so no hope to get it cheaper at a retail or online.]]>Mar 5th 2007 1:04PM