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CNET | Buzz Out Loud Show Notes
September 6, 2007   
Molly Wood and Tom Merritt

Today's Buzz
Steve Jobs says he had to take your $200 in suckers' rent, because the holidays are coming and he can't move the holidays. Wall Street says it's really not too comfortable with a sudden, 30 percent iPhone price drop that reeks of desperation for sales. Molly says it's just plain mean, and Tom says it's your own darned fault. In other news, there actually is other news today. Check it out.

--Molly



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Daniel from Texas
He got an Escort to go 140!



TODAY'S E-MAIL:
iPhone price drop is unfair this early!
As an early adopter of the iPhone, I was psyched to have the coolest phone on the block. Imagine my surprise when just over two months later, the price drops $200!!!

Now, I know how the game is played. After a certain period of time, there is a price drop to boost sales and due to the fact that parts for said item become cheaper. Manufacturers often like to pass those savings to the consumer.

But two months?!? I could understand a year--or even six months. But two months?!?

This is unfair. It really is just unfair. I think those who purchased the 8GB iPhone should get a refund of $200 or the equivalent in iTunes gift cards. Those who bought the 4GB iPhone should get $100 refund or equivalent in iTunes gift cards.

You hear me, Steve Jobs!! I want compensation!!

I just got paid today from my job here at AT&T (yes, I work for the death star). Excuse me while I go flush my paycheck down the toilet.

Gregg

iPod Touch
One-tenth the storage of the iPod classic for only $50 more! What a bargain!

Ringtones and royalties
Hi Tom, Molly, and Jason,

I think you may be giving the new ringtones feature in iTunes a bit of a bum rap. Steve said that only 500,000 songs were available for this feature. Since they are limiting it, there must be some sort of royalty being paid to the record companies. That would explain the $0.99 fee. It's still cheaper than a lot of competing services, even with the cost of the song included.

Just wanted to point this out.

Jim from Pennsylvania

GPS taxi strike
So here in New York, a minority of taxis actually walked (drove) off the job over new regulations requiring GPS devices installed in all taxis. Mayor Bloomberg responded by allowing taxis crossing the picket line to pick up multiple fares and charge by zone instead of by distance and diverting buses away from the outer boroughs to Manhattan. Over 100 Manhattan buses last week had added a little something... GPS devices that communicate location to bus stops. If the very militant transit workers union didn't have a problem with GPS, I see the taxis drivers having a legit problem.

Sean the political


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Molly Wood
Molly Wood engages in ruthless industry analysis (that is, ranting) in the form of the Daily Buzz, the Buzz Report video, and, of course, the Buzz Out Loud podcast.
Tom Merritt
Tom Merritt is the author of CNET's The Real Deal column, the star of many CNET.com how-to videos, and of course, the sometimes outnumbered cohost of Buzz Out Loud.


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