Stupid iPhone buyers cry, Apple gives them 100 dollar tissue.

Looks like in life, if you do moan and cry enough, you'll get what you want. Apple has announced that it will be giving 100 dollars of store credit to iPhone purchasers who happily threw 600 dollars at new technology two months ago.

But it seems like some people don't understand what it means to be an "early adopter". You obviously were willing to pay the 600 bucks to be one of the cool, hip, trend setters with a new unique product. That's the price you pay to be on top.

Somewhere in the back of your mind, you as an early adopter, understood the risks of being first. You knew that a price drop would happen around Christmas, but you hoped the drop would be small enough to not make you look stupid. Were you surprised the price dropped? No, but 200 dollars?

Come on now, 200 dollars is the price you pay for new technology. We're talking completely new, never been done before technology. We're not talking about a newer model cellphone or an iPod with a bigger hard drive and a color screen. We're talking about a true all in one device.

So to conclude, if you're one of the people who whined, you should consider moving down the diffusion chain. One of those other groups definitely encompasses cheap whiners who want to have it their way (See late majority).

And trust me, I know what it's like to be on the wrong side of a price cut. Intel cut prices on all their popular processors back in march. And they'll probably be cutting them again soon. I could have waited, but I wanted it in March, not next year.

Personally, I'm probably in that late majority category. I definitely didn't want to pay 600 dollars. I definitely knew a price drop would happen. And now that it has, I'm still not getting it. Because 400 dollars is a lot of money, and I'm not going to be one of the whiners when the iPhone drops to 250 bucks.

It's something I can wait for, because I don't need it. When you paid 600 dollars, you made a decision. Don't blame Apple for your mistakes.