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Woman Sues Over Apple's iPhone Price Cut

At some point don't we just have to take a step back, breathe a little, and realize that it all actuality, the world doesn't really owe us anything? It's the 21st Century and though we don't have flying cars yet, technology has progressed rather quickly. I assume that when I buy a computer that in 3-6 months it will no longer be as powerful as the newer models on the market and it will most likely cost less than when I first bought it. The Dell Dimension I bought five years ago for $900 now Ebays for $150. That's just how it goes.

So when a chunk of the American public does something stupid (sorry that's just how I feel about this iPhone thing) and waits in line overnight to get a piece of technology that, though cool, will fall right into this same category of being outdated soon, and then wants to complain about a price cut, new technology, etc...TOO BAD. I sound a bit mean here but that iPhone craze was ridiculous. I wanted one, sure, who wouldn't, but I also realized that $600 is more than I have to plunk down right now and at the end of the day, is this really going to change my life? But we love to buy into this notion that if I only have this _________ (whatever that might be), things will be great and then as soon as the new one comes out we are not satisfied, we are unhappy, and in the above case, we want to sue Apple for a million dollars. Yeah, that makes sense.

Newsflash, Apple does not owe any of you anything. They sold you a quality product that they brilliantly marketed. It works perfectly well, it does everything they said it would do, they made no promises of a time frame in which better versions would be made available (that I'm aware of). Basically you are just mad that had you had some kind of patience you could have gotten a better product for $200 to $300 less. Too bad again! You waited in line, you gave them money, you signed a contract, notice the common denominator, YOU. If you bought this phone, deal with it. Lament that you didn't have more patience. Smack yourself in the head that you momentarily lost all control of your faculties before running out to buy a product that had several obvious deficiencies that were noted in advance of its release (6 Reasons Why I Won't Buy the iPhone, is one of many such articles). Or here's a thought, enjoy what you bought. It's a good product, in spite of some deficiencies, and Apple would be a rather stupidly run company if it did not seek to put out newer and better products.

Anyway, that's it. A little perspective, a little responsibility, a little less whining; all of these would be nice.