APPLE MAKES NICE OFFERS $100 CREDIT

A day after chopping $200 off of the most advanced model of the iPhone, Apple is trying to appease angry customers who paid full price for the gadget by offering them a $100 store credit.In a letter on the company's Web site, Apple boss Steve Jobs apologized for the misstep and acknowledged he had received hundreds of e-mails from iPhone customers who were upset about the price cut, which came only two months after the eagerly awaited portable device hit store shelves at $599. " Even thought we are making the right decision to lower the price of iPhone, and even thought the technology road is bumpy, we need to do a better job taking care of our early iPhone customers as we aggressively go after new ones with a lower price," Jobs said. Jobs said customers who bought an iPhone --a combination cellphone , music player and Web browser -- and did't receive a rebate would be eligible for a $100 store credit towards the purchese of any product at an Apple retail outlet or at it's online store. nypost -9-6-07----p-47