Apple to “bricked” phone owners: Sucks to be you

Apple has had a long standing policy of giving the finger to customers who haven’t enjoyed their particular brand of Kool-Aid. A couple of years ago the batteries in the original iPods started dying out, and when customers contacted them about wanting to replace the battery Apple’s response was essentially, “Sucks to be you. Buy a new one.” (They really did tell people to buy a new iPod because the battery finally died.) Now they’ve come out with the iPhone, and a mere 60 days after it came out Apple has dropped the price by $200. When early customers complained about the price drop Apple said, “Sucks to be you.” Then they quickly offered a $100 credit in the company’s stores.

Now Apple has released a firmware upgrade for iPhones that has broken the phones that people have either hacked to work on other phone networks or simply added a third party application. Apple’s response? You’ve got it. “Sucks to be you.” Their official response? “Go buy another $400 iPhone.” (I kid you not.)