At 19 Jun 2008 06:30:56 -0500 Ron wrote:

> I was in New York City a few weeks back, and nearly every Electronics
> store (dozens of them) in Manhattan had on display iPhones in the
> Window for sale, with "UNLOCKED" stickers on the display boxes.


They all had them, alright, but no one was buying at the $700 they were
asking on average... Those midtown electronics stores exist to con
international tourists who think they're getting a deal because the stuff
is cheaper than the stuff in their home countries.