$599 to get a 3Gs for existing 3G users!

That’s as much as a no contract phone costs right now (or yesterday). This is completely absurd. I vaguely understand the idea of getting a subsidized price for a contract but this cost structure for Apple fans is completely absurd. I was planning on getting a new phone opening day but now I’m just pissed off.

With the last phone they had it right, free upgrade for previous owners. What’s crazy is it’ll cost you $130 less to cancel your contract and buy the subsidized phone than to buy an early upgrade phone.

With AT&T not even supporting tethering (i’m sure for an extra fee) AT&T is obviously the largest liability for Apple and always has been.

I can only imagine how many people are gonna be coming in to an Apple store to get a new phone and walking away disgusted with both Apple and AT&T.