Steve Wozniak, a co-founder of Apple and loyal Mac fan, had a lot to say about this whole issue. He said the price cut was "too soon, too harsh" and wanted to know "Why don't you just take my receipt and give me the money back? And of course it always comes back to Apple Store credit." He also made a point that "Now we (at Apple) are a monopoly as much as Microsoft. If you're going to buy a Macintosh you're going to buy a Macintosh and we don't need quality to sell." Ouch!

Mac Fan and developer Wil Shipley isn't happy with Apple either, saying that "we [customers] get screwed so Apple can make more money. It's that simple."

Disability advocates are upset with the iPhone as well, saying it's not compatible with hearing aids and similar devices.

Online retailer Woot.com has had some fun with Apple as well on this whole iPhone price reduction issue, offering Microsoft Zune purchasers a credit on a future purchase.

And in spite of the media's continued hyping of the iPhone and Apple, customers are finding a lot of shortcomings and problems in the device, including screen problems. I'm sure Apple will do better in a future iPhone iteration, but I wouldn't touch this one at half its CURRENT price.

Links to the articles referenced above can be found at:

http://www.themacsucks.com

(which isn't a site for the Mac Faithful as it's all about platform neutrality and Apple myth-smashing)