Just in case you missed it the first time, Apple did a big $200 price cut on the original iPhone just 2 months after it was released.  In a posting from Steve Jobs, he announced a freebie to help soften the blow. But let us think about this? If the new 3G iPhone is being offered at $199, how long before it drops down to $99 ?

Here is a refresher from what happened last time:

I have received hundreds of emails from iPhone customers who are upset about Apple dropping the price of iPhone by $200 two months after it went on sale. After reading every one of these emails, I have some observations and conclusions.

First, I am sure that we are making the correct decision to lower the price of the 8GB iPhone from $599 to $399, and that now is the right time to do it. iPhone is a breakthrough product, and we have the chance to ‘go for it’ this holiday season. iPhone is so far ahead of the competition, and now it will be affordable by even more customers. It benefits both Apple and every iPhone user to get as many new customers as possible in the iPhone ‘tent’. We strongly believe the $399 price will help us do just that this holiday season.

Screw me once, shame on you. Screw me twice, shame on me. Or has Apple learned a lesson about cutting prices to fast and pissing off consumers?

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