> Still can't believe the fact that they let people walk away with a subsidised phone Did they ? The cheapest one was $599 initially. I don't feel that's the p

> Still can't believe the fact that they let people walk away with a subsidised phone Did they ? The cheapest one was $599 initially. I don't feel that's the price of a subsidized phone. After a few months the price was dropped by $200, but that was to accelerate sales and capture a bigger market share. Their pricing & sales model was unconventional, both for AT&T as well as customers, because the device was unique in so many ways back then.