iBuyers-Remorse to hit shelves March 21
3 10 2007“The Onion” ran a story today where they put a date on the buyers remorse, which many of the wall street firms are claiming will hit home in the months to come. Mark March 21, 2008 down on your calendar as the day the apple died.
“At the current rate, we believe that at this time a sea change will occur in which people will look down at their glossy white or black devices and feel a sense of embarrassment and gullibility,” Goldman Sachs analyst Steven Shore said. “They will realize that, despite all the sleek design, they got caught up in a wave of hype that made them shell out additional hundreds of dollars for options and features they didn’t need. Until then, I would like to point out that my iPhone is awesome.”
Anyone who spends $699 for a cell phone must have a lot of discretionary income and doesn’t mind spending it on electronics that will plummet in price and popularity fast. That or they just got caught in the fad of the iEVERYTHING. Apple could make a five hundred dollar coffee mug tomorrow, the iMug, and I guarantee you they’d sell at least a few thousand of them. When you find yourself digging a few hundred dollars out of your pocket for something with an i in front of it’s name consider why you need such a device. Do they not make cheaper cell phones that also hold mp3s? Do you even want a cell phone that holds mp3s? And if you do, consider the fact that early adopters always pay a premium. The premium isn’t always monetary either; you don’t want to be the next guy riding through the neighborhood on a Segway, do you?
