Now I get a “Rebate”

Well, it’s something I guess:

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- After receiving hundreds of emailed complaints from existing Apple iPhone customers angry about a steep price drop, chief executive Steve Jobs says the company will give certain customers who bought the gadget at its original price a $100 credit.

Customers who purchased an 8 gigabyte iPhone before Apple Inc. lowered its price to $399 from $599 will receive a $100 credit toward any purchase at an Apple retail store or on its Web site.

Only customers who purchased their iPhone from Apple or the iPhone's sole service provider AT&T …and did not receive any rebates, will qualify for the store credit. Further details will be posted on Apple's Web site next week.
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"We want to do the right thing for our valued iPhone customers," Jobs wrote in an email to iPhone customers. "We apologize for disappointing some of you, and we are doing our best to live up to your high expectations of Apple."

Oh whatever, Stevo. I find it hard to believe he would be caught off guard by the reaction.

Now, what kind of crap can I get for $200 from Apple. Too bad (I assume) we can’t use it at the iTunes store.

Also, the discontinued 4GB iPhone is now just $299.