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Early Adopters' Bragging Rights Dwindle

iPhone-style steep and rapid price drops becoming norm

By Jane Yager, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 24, 2007 12:32 PM CDT

(Newser) – Only two months after the launch of the iPhone, Apple angered its fan base of early adopters by dropping the phone's price sharply. Apple's move signals a broader shift in product life cycles: the shelf life of bragging rights for which early adopters of new... Read full story »

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