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Rare 4GB Original iPhone Expected to Fetch Up to $100K at Auction
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So if you grab a VisionPro @ $3,500 and hold it for 20 years…
Wouldn’t it be nice if Apple used a high quality DAC chip in the iPhone..
I still watch the video of Steve introducing the iPhone … I’m such a geek 😂 I miss those days of Steve Jobs at Apple
Couple others have already stated it, but yeah, $100,000 is absurd. I can't fathom the salary you'd need to make to consider spending so much on a collection piece.
Hell, I collect Apple Watch bands, sometimes spending a hundred dollars on a single band, but those can be worn, used, and appreciated. What are you supposed to do with a sealed box?
I truly envy those who can afford to spend $100k on a sealed box that'll sit on a shelf, or more likely, in a glass display in your office behind a desk, never to be opened or touched. I'd love nothing more than to be able to throw away money like that, though I'd probably do something productive with it instead.
Hell, I collect Apple Watch bands, sometimes spending a hundred dollars on a single band, but those can be worn, used, and appreciated. What are you supposed to do with a sealed box?
I truly envy those who can afford to spend $100k on a sealed box that'll sit on a shelf, or more likely, in a glass display in your office behind a desk, never to be opened or touched. I'd love nothing more than to be able to throw away money like that, though I'd probably do something productive with it instead.
I bought new old phones before at least 5 years old. Sealed in boxes, all phones boot looped. thought they were defective... learned. it was the battery that was causing it. cant do a warranty against apple when the device cant even do its first time boot up to thus register its warranty. replaced battery myself (was nervous cause it meant i would void apple warranty, did it anyways, phone works!
Yes we all are up for 3rd world entertainment cagefight between Musk and Zuckerberg
Probably the best lookong iPhone ever ….
And I love those early versions of iOS… everything just looked great !
And I love those early versions of iOS… everything just looked great !
Is this really surprising?
New software, services, HW drivers and countless features are constantly being added to every OS.
Even if the code were kept as tight and efficient as possible (it's not, as that would be too inefficient), the size of the OS would inevitably keep expanding over time.
How could it not?
The million dollar question now is; should I buy a Vision Pro, leave it in wraps and put it away for 15 years?
Perhaps. If you've got the money, it's worth a shot. But I doubt it'll carry the same weight as the original iPhone, since that sort of changed the world.
Can you still use cellular service? I thought they shut 3G down?My iPhone 4S still is going and works with iCloud Photos yet.
They could slow the bloat down if they bothered to count those features and only added the useful ones?
Sorry, I’m just getting old and missing the days when there were fewer features, but the interface was obvious and usually worked well.