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Buy the new Apple iPhone and save time, make more money and get more out of life. Yes, I mean it. Apple recently sold its 1 millionth iPhone, and it's been out just a few months. I think it was a very good move by Apple to reduce the price to $400 from $600 and to offer a $100 rebate to those customers who bought early at $600. (By the way, on the Apple website, I entered my iPhone cell number, its serial number, and then the access code that was text messaged to me, and up popped the $100 Apple Store credit with the bar code of the credit number and the PIN number. Quite efficient.) At the new price, it makes it even easier for you to decide to buy one. I've been highly recommending that you join the ranks of iPhone Tappers. Before you know it you may become one of the iPhone owners who are tapping away on their multi-touch glass screens, and tapping easily into a wealth of features like the full internet, ipod for music, videos and photos, and of course a cell phone. And with the grace, rhythm lightness and free spirit of tap dancers. In this column (that appears every other week) are references to various internet websites in case you want to explore the material further.
When you buy a new product, especially consumer technology, there usually sets in a series of disappointments as the actual features and benefits don't deliver on the hyped-up promises in the ads and on the media. Well, this device far exceeds my expectations, as I should have know already, being a very satisfied Mac user for 20 plus years since that fateful day I bought one at New Rochelle's CCC store on Main Street, back in, what was it, 1984? Whew! And I bought the early Mac model without even basic software, but believing Apple and the marketplace would deliver it soon, and they did. In spades. Similar situation now with this iPhone. Clever design. Reliable functioning. Easy-to-use features. Extra value in add-ons and third party stuff.
Part and parcel of "kicking it up" is spreading the word, and enrolling other people in your enthusiasm about a product. I've been a happy tapper for a few weeks now, and want to spread the good news about the iPhone. Last week I applied my $100 credit to buy an iPhone for my 23-year old daughter Kelly, who I envision using it as a business tool. Perhaps, she will become a tutor, consultant or workshop leader or start some endeavor related to the iPhone, supplementing her regular job and opening up new interesting opportunities. After all, Kelly is a brilliant learner of consumer technology (e.g. she quickly mastered the functions and reviewed David Pogue book - iPhone - The Missing Manual") and she is very well-spoken and self-expressed. If you know people like that, tell them about the iPhone's potential as a money-maker. I'm also planning to convince other family members and friends to get iPhones, especially older folks who may not already be using emails on computers. I'm starting to feel like an evangelist.
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References across the media :
1. For the Apple website with tutorial videoclips , go to www.apple.com/iphone/gettingstarted/guidedtour.html
2. For David Pogue's New York Times 9/13/07 article called "Making Over the iPod Clan (Again)" and audio podcast, go to www.nytimes.com/pogue.
3. For the iPhone Tapper website with this and prior articles, and photos and videoclips, go to www.iphonetapper.com
About the author:
Frank Sisco is a CPA and Personal Financial Specialist and writes on topics related to life and money. You can contact Frank by email at ideasmoney@aol.com or by phone at 914.589.1013 in order to express your opinion about this article or to obtain copies of prior articles. He resides in New Rochelle, NY with his wife and daughter.
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