Fortune: AT&T to Slash 3G iPhone Price, Hosing Existing iPhone Owners

'Hosing Existing iPhone Owners' ... What a stupid, inflamatory headline. But I suppose that was your intention, clowns.

When did rumors become facts ?

These guys actually get paid for discussing rumor? Stupid me, I work for a living.

I think its a graet idea now i can get my hands on a iphone

These two come off as a coupla losers that weren't smart enough to buy aapl when it was $120, and now they are just making up any excuse to sooth their damaged egos. Price, e-mail, corporate networks, blah, blah, blah. The same old complaints, the same losers whining.

Other statements like older iphones being obsolete are ridiculous! Had mine since day one and it will be reborn with software version 2.0. It only gets better not out of date.

Get a clue. Technology prices drop.

So how is this any different than any new product where the first people to have it pay the most and those who wait buy it cheaper....it's always that way. Why is AT&T/Apple treated differently?

Anyone who wants to read about the TRUE nature of Scott Moritz, Cramer, etc. and the cabal: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/08/05/more-on-scott-moritz-and-the-jim-cramer-street-misinformation-engine/ These guys are all colluding....SEC?

Moritz is not to be trusted: http://www.roughlydrafted.com/2007/08/05/more-on-scott-moritz-and-the-jim-cramer-street-misinformation-engine/

One more example of a couple of young bucks who have obviously been raised to never incur any "hardships" in life. You buy what you want when you want to own it. That assumes you can afford it-but that's another story. No one coerced ANYBODY to buy an iPhone at any time. What happens to the price 10 minutes after the purchase is not relevant. Jim H is correct. This is an inflammatory article.

This is big news for Apple if true! I bought an iphone and don't feel hosed at all, it is the single best technology purchase I ever made, period. I made my decision on buying one based on if it was worth the price at the time and it has exceeded my expectations overall by a huge margin...technology always gets cheaper, that's not a rip-off but just reality. At $200 it opens up a huge new market for Apple..much more than the $400-$500 current cost.

Passing off rumors -- especially ridiculous ones -- as news again. The rumors, too, seem idiotic. Given that Apple isn't having problems selling the older phones at the current price, why would they want to cut the price for a FASTER phone? Similarly, I find it hard to believe that the old phones would be "obsolete." Apple may certainly stop SELLING them, but OBSOLETE implies that they will no longer work. Is there a news report somewhere saying that AT&T will be shutting down the current network? Silly report from silly reporters.

$199 is a great price point. This will be a major release.

Blu-Ray players are cheaper than Hi-Fi VCRs were a couple of years ago. A 10 megapixel camera is cheaper than the original Sony Mavica that saved pictures to floppy disks. iPods are cheaper now than the originals and have much higher capacity. The difference between all of these argument is the factor of time. Apple has accelerated the time between new technology and price drops. This is a good thing. If early adopters weren't willing to pay the price for a product, the time and resources wouldn't go into making the product better and cheaper. It is a necessity, not an issue to complain about. If you don't like it, don't buy it. Just keep talking on your brick cell phone!

And AT&T stock price jumps... very nice news for shareholders.

I guess I'll have to buy mine after the summer.

And AT&T stock price jumps. very nice news for shareholders.

And AT&T stock price jumps. very nice news for shareholders.

And AT&T stock price jumps. very nice news for shareholders.