Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] Apple just dropped the price of the iPhone by$200

["Jonathan King" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

On 9/6/07, Mike Miller <EMAIL:PROTECTED> wrote:
>
> That's just how it goes.  The bleeding edge is pricey and risky and all
> investments there are very bad ones.  Depreciation on many kinds of
> equipment is something like 10% per annum, but in tech it must be more
> like 30%, or maybe an exponential function with more like 50% loss per
> annum.  If you're trying to save money, don't buy computers or iPhones.

Yes and no. Don't buy computers or iPhones if they don't do you any
good, but I certainly think *I* get my money's worth out of the
computers I buy...but I buy and hold them for 3 years or more. This
was actually my argument for not getting a cell phone before: I
couldn't justify the additional cost. But that's no longer so clear,
especially since your phone really can do a lot more for you these
days.

Meanwhile, the "real" cost of the iPhone didn't go down by 33%; you're
still on the hook for two years to AT&T for a minimum of $60 per
month. So the effective cost went from about $2040 to $1840 over two
years. ~10% isn't zero, but it isn't anything to get completely
flummoxed about, either.

jking

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