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early adopters

Stop Making Fun Of Me: Confessions Of An Early iPhone Adopter

Those of us who bought iPhones when they came out haven't been very popular over the last year. We've been viewed as impulse-buying fanboys who got suckered into paying to beta-test an incomplete product on an inferior network. Then Steve Jobs sold us out. Now our co-workers won't stop making fun of us. I bought my iPhone on June 29th, I still love it, and I can't wait to buy a new one next week. Inside, my reasons why. More »

8:56 PM on Tue Jul 1 2008
By Alex Chasick
11,494 views, 91 comments

Latest by n/a: never been made fun of for having an iphone - quite the opposite - and i am a business professional more »

Market effects

The New iPhone May Save You Money—If You Don't Buy One

If you're thinking about getting that new 3G iPhone, you might want to hold off a few more months and see what happens with the other carriers. BusinessWeek has an article about how AT&T's aggressive subsidizing of the iPhone will have a negative impact on handset makers and carriers, because it's going to force them to increase subsidies and reduce service fees. Translation: good times for the consumer bold enough to stay off the iPhone train. More »

11:48 AM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Chris Walters
21,863 views, 66 comments

Latest by n/a: So AT&T charges $30 for the data plan? And this is JUST the data? I know Sprint's cheapest plan for more »

class action lawsuits

Palm Treo 600/Treo 650 Owners Can Claim Class Action Benefits

If you had experienced two or more repairs on your Treo 600 or Treo 650, Palm has just settled a class action lawsuit under which you might be able to claim benefits. You can either get a $50 or $75 rebate good for purchase of a new Palm smartphone, or you can get your device repaired even if the original warranty has expired. The deadline for filing is July 28, 2008. More information is available at palzasettlement.com. Inside, The full text of the email Palm sent out. Out of curiosity, are there ever any class action lawsuits that don't settle out of court? More »

11:34 AM on Fri Jan 25 2008
By Ben Popken
3,448 views, 22 comments

Latest by Leohat: For Verizon Treo's, at least, there was/is a known manufacturer defect. It had to do with the tolerance of a more »