October 2, 2007 -- Hold the iPhone!
A Queens woman is so angry at Apple for slashing the iPhone's price by
$200 less than three months after it went on sale that she's suing the
company for $1 million.
And it's all about her profit.
In a Brooklyn federal court suit, Dongmei Li of Forest Hills fumes that
because of the Sept. 5 price cut, she won't be able to make as much if she
resells her phone.
The iPhone debuted on June 29, an 8-gigabite model selling for $599 and a
4-gigabite model going for $499. But on Sept. 5, Apple halted sale of the
4-gigabite phone and cut the 8-gigabite price to $399.
Li's lawyer, Jean Wang, said her client bought two 4-gigabite models for
$499 each with the idea of selling them later on eBay.
"Since they're selling the 8-gigabite phone for $399, there's really no
market for her," Wang said.