Your mother Russia jokes are not funny guys :(

Carmen: Lean Mean A Mans Dream Sex Machine

In Mother Russia, actually in any damn country, I'm officially sick of soviet/mother russia jokes. I demand the U.S to immediately annihilate them in response to the invasion of Georgia.

"In mother russia, everyone is DEAD"

Duckspwn

In ireland the iphone will cost u €1800, just under $3000

hu_hu_cool

In mother Russia, $990usd are 24,143.12 Rouble. Wait that was not funny at all.

dysthymia

Would you rather have an I-phone or eat for a year?

Archbob

Iron Curtain the iPhone and Im sold!

randatheu

In Mother Russia, Russians kill whoever says that things do the thing you normally do to them!

Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish

Because the iPhone in Russia caters to the wealthy where they have enough money to buy anything they want. $1,000 is pocket lint.

Noobs-R-Us

No wonder they invaded Georgia! They were after iPhones!

mruler360

In mother Russia, $900 buys plenty woman. Hoho!

BiZarRroBALlmeR

@GiantEnemyCrab: Opress them even more?

Carmen: Lean Mean A Mans Dream Sex Machine

Why release it in Russia if it's so much the people can't even buy it?

GiantEnemyCrab

"In Soviet Russia...

You pay a king's ransom for things that the rest of the world has."

Human Bomb

How many bottles of vodka is an iPhone?

Git Em SteveDave displays attention-grabbing vanity

In mother Russia... iPhone buys you.

praevalesco

People... that is the same cost as a lot of other "smart phones" here in SPb. Many people ... alot of people have no problem spending that much money on the iPhone. Russia actually does on par if not better in phone sales and services as America. Its a fact... look it up.

I am grateful that it is under MTS because that means my wife and I don't need to change our phone numbers :))))

iPilya

So, in communism, everybody is the same, like doctors and garbage men, the same. So, does that mean nobody buys a Mac, because it's just the same as a PC. Does that mean that if anybody did buy a Mac, they wouldn't do it for the "prestige" of spending more money than some one else. Does this also mean that there are no fan boys, since everything is the same. What's more, would the iPhone be free for the people, but since there are more people than iPhones, nobody could have one, since there would be an unequality?

jkr's bold comment

Except that Yakov lives in Branson, Missouri...

daducttapeartist

I don't see how it matters...the iPhone costs a ridiculous bundle EVERYWHERE.

seamustry

Oh, it will still sell. Russia is a ridiculous in terms of people throwing money around.

The Magnificen7

@Duckspwn: Then you should immediately annihilate ANYONE who's for free Tibet.

Noobs-R-Us

I wonder if it is free of any provider and PAYG?

Pressure

In Soviet Russia, blanks fill in you!

takashimiike Ultimate

This is what they get for invading Georgia and then not having the sack to tell people that that's what they're actually doing.

HellTempest

@Carmen: Lean Mean A Mans Dream Sex Machine: In Mother Russia, that frown is upside down.

Because they hanged you, by your feet.

Kaiser-Machead's WALL-E fetish

@dysthymia:

I thought so too.

@aay:

calm down.

Parapraxis

This dates me a bit and I'm only 30. I recently flew through the Branson/Springfield MO airport and Yakov Smirnoff was the big act in town. It takes forever to explain to people who this guy is. In Russia this is funny; ha ha ha.

shalegac

@aay: c'mon. the comment was funny.

dysthymia

@HellTempest: how is this stupid comment relevant to the post? Would be nice to see you not able to post here. And get the facts straight before talking about something you have no knowledge about.

aay

@mruler360: idiot

aay

I am so tired of reading all of these dumb comments by americans about Russia.. Grow up, get a brain..

aay

@Noobs-R-Us: damn russia and their vodka and Tetris exports... the few elite profiteers over there know just what us capitalist pigs desire and how to make money off us!

lpranal

Russians have different mentality. In Moscow $900-1,000 is average monthly salary. I remember in 70th people were paying monthly salary for a pair of Levi's :-)

azhelkov

In Soviet Russia iPhone owns you! No I'm not joking 900 bucks? That phone really will really own you like a slave for that kind of cash, this is like when back in the day jeans were considered currency in the USSR. Imagine how China is gonna be? Is it out in China yet? I mean officially.

CrashOverride777

They could just buy an unlocked version from Italy for $600 or $700 although it would probably about break even with shipping.

gamecrazychris

@lpranal: You forgot Anna Kournikova is Russian and eXtremely hot! I'd pay a life time salary for her. :D

CrashOverride777

@shalegac:
That threw me also, the last -- and only time -- I went threw Branson Missouri. I think Andy Williams is big there too... sort of like Vegas of the midwest (and I use that term loosely), big acts with names that no one really cares about anymore. Of course, I suppose if I were retired in the midwest and had no where else to drive to, I might reconsider...

@CrashOverride777:
But Moscow also has more billionaires per capita than any other city -- or some other surprising stat. OTOH this isn't that surprising, and I'll leave out the obvious comments about how the thugs who used to run the country are still running the country and making money...

Geraldo

In Russia, if you can afford to spend 200 dollars for an iPhone, you can just as easily afford to spend 1000 dollars for one. You know, the whole distribution of wealth thing...

Jesse in Japan

It costs the same here in the Philippines if you buy it from the official carrier prepaid. It's ironic the poorer countries Philippines get to have the most expensive iPhone pricing. It's ironic still that they still get keep getting sold out, lol:)
[iphone3g.globe.com.ph]

alvin777

Whew! I love my phone... but not THAT much.

philbert

It probably could sell 3.5 million iphones in russia.
But they shouldn't tie it down to one provider.
And the iphone is a sign of status in foreign countries i came back from the carribean and people with iphones were the rich or those with important jobs or positions.

SneakerFiend

IN SOVIET RUSSIA, IPHONE BUYS YOU!

roflwaffles

In America, you jailbreak iPhone. In Soviet Union, iPhone jailbreaks you! *snerk*

Ed_Becerra

Maybe Roman Abromovich could buy all 3.5 million phones Apple is hoping to sell and give them to the poor Russian's as a reimbursement for the cash he stole from the Russian people when he was allowed to buy half of Sibneft for $100 million only to sell his share for Billions a few short years later. His net worth is now an estimated $23.5 Billion

jimbowyer

In Soviet Russia, Copy Pastes you!

Yeah, no, that was absolutely horrible.

kmkl

In Putin Russia, Apple eats you!

helldiver

Here in Venezuela cost 1200$ so whats the big deal?

badmilk69

@badmilk69: In Venezuela gas subsidies hold prices to 20 usd cents a gallon. for some reason I don't feel that bad for you if the price of an overpriced fashion statement is that expensive, even when you have a dictator as president.

And for all those americans that will try to give the venezuelans s**t, The U.S is not doing so hot democratically speaking either.

dysthymia

Does it come loaded with the "I Am Rich" app?

atheos

Didn't ol' Steve promise that it wouldn't be more than $199 anywhere in the world?

How's that workin out?......

RalphWiggum

@RalphWiggum:

actually he said something like in most countries not in all.

cptodd

didn't steve jobs say it would cost pretty much the same world wide?

tiredman9

Hmm.. they don't allow to add comments and to tell you the truth?

EternityRain

First about iPhones in Russia. Maybe they are not cheap but in big cities even students are willing to buy iPhones 3G. $1000 is a quite reasonable price for such a device.

Then, about Russia and Georgia. The USA press lies to all of you. It was Georgia who began the war with South Osetia. They killed people of South Osetia. Thousands of them. Women. Children. Everyone. People lost their parents, friends, families. They lost their homes and ran to Russia. It was their only way to save their lifes. Russia helped them and couldn't just watch all these horrors. Russia tried to stop the war and in fact did it.
I can't imagine HOW Georgia could do such a terrible thing. Their leader seems a new Hitler. But much more stupid.
And now American people blame Russia.. for what? For saving thousands of South Osetia people? Don't let the press which was bought by some government leaders make a mess out of your head. It was really all Georgia fault. Not Russia.

EternityRain

First about iPhones in Russia. With cost of $1000 they will be much much much cheaper than they are there today. It is really a reasonable price for a smartphone without a AT&T or whatsoever contract. It's not quite nice that there is no videocamera in iPhone3G.. In fact it still can capture video but there is no such an option in the SDK from Apple. Too bad :( There are so great programs that use video in iPhone but can't get access to AppStore right now.. for example, Qik
So.. don't really know what this chaos is about. Wealthy citizens, hmm? Even student are willing to buy iPhones in Russia and waiting for them day and night ;)

The second thing is about Georgia and Russia. This topic was concerned in discussion and it's very important. USA news programs lie about the situation.
It was Georgia who invaded South Osetia and killed thousands of people there. Even WOMEN and CHILDREN. Isn't it horrible? Russia only helped to stop this war. It helped people of South Osetia who lost their homes and relatives. The USA press makes everything possible to make Georgia a victim. But the real country which suffered most is South Osetia. I can't even imagine what else Georgia could do with South Osetia people if Russia weren't able to stop this war..

EternityRain