[quote=briansd1][quote=AN][quote=ILoveRegulation]$300 at Best Buy with two-year contract. Can’t post a link due to the spam filter.[/quote]
The $600 iPhone in 2007 was w/out contract. Not apple to apple comparison.[/quote]

True enough, AN. But now, for $600, out of contract, you get a better iPhone 4 w/ 16GB vs. the original iPhone w/ 8GB (or was it 4GB?).[/quote]
But that’s the nature of technology. About 15 years ago, a color scanner was going for $1k. Today, you can typically get it for <$100 and a lot of time, it's free after rebate. You can only compare similar product for its time. You can't compare similar products across time period with technology. 10-12 years ago, we were happy to have a 366-466MHz computer with 16MB of RAM. Today, even dumb phones have about that much processing power and much more memory AND they're free w/ 2 years contract. There are many more example just like that.