Alyssa Milano Is A Cheap Tweep!
Filed under: Twitter
Now this is just silly!
Alyssa Milano is upset that the iPhone Twitter app, Tweetie 2, is going to cost a whopping $2.99, tweeting "Boooooo!!!" at the announcement.
The iPhone developers found this to be quite humorous, but also insulting considering the work they put into the new upgrades for the app AND that it's only 3 freakin' dollars!
Blogger John Gruber brought up good points saying that "if you don't think it's worth $3, don't buy it" and "keep in mind, we're talking about $3 for an app that only runs on handheld devices that cost at least $200, most of which come with a $70/month service."
Alyssa felt the backlash though and took to her Twitter to address those giving her a hard time with the following Tweets:
"After booing tweetie upgrade price~ tweetie mob came after me & were so rude it turned me off to the app all together."
"Just downloaded tweetdeck iPhone app (free). Will test it out, if I don't like it, I will pay 4 the tweetie upgrade."
"Now on echofon (also free.) This is the Twitter app tour 2009."
Seriously, Alyssa?
We know you're C-List, but we're pretty sure 3 dollars ain't gonna break your bank!
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FIRST!!!
she's a waste of oxygen. she needs to shut the fuck up. who cares what she thinks?
It's only $3 but it's yet ANOTHER fee. There are fees for everything. Those that have money shouldn't be mocked for wanting to save some cash.
Used to like her but this is really stupid. Don't like the cost…don't buy it. BFD
2nd?
She can have her opinion. LOL ayebeclear.com
Alyssa, just show'em your TiTs!!!
The solution- don't tweet!
Re: Plinkie9 – I agree. All those little fees add up!
whatever… money is money so what if you have millions in the bank….
i kind of liek that she did that.. i know she can afford it but a lot of regular people cant and since there are so many free apps out there it is obvious that this is a scheme to make money.
Brook Astor used to cut her own hair ’til near her death.
Frugality should always be applauded, never pooh-poohed. Spending two hundred dollars on something that costs two hundred dollars, and is worth it is a smart investment. Being gouged is never wise, regardless the cost.
Y'all are seriously getting up in a snit because of the phrase "boooo"? This is why I don't have an iPhone. Nothing but mouthbreathers, the lot of you.
She looks pretty and shiny
Who is she and why should anybody care?
C-List? Why? Cause she ain't in a movie or a TV show right now? Listen, this girl made more money off of "Charmed" than you'll ever see in your life. She does not have to do anything if she doesn't want to. Same for the others (not sure about Shannen since she left mid-run or about Rose).
i actually respect that she's a celebrity and is stingy with her money…you usually see celebs just wasting their cash away
Do you know what's in vaccines? Google it before you do something as stupid as getting a shot.
It is not about 3 dollars. It is about the principle. Apple's devices are innovative but yet are pricey. Apples products are so dependent on other services and products. There is always some hidden fee/catch to their products. You can't have an ipod without needing a computer. You can't use an iphone without paying 70 dollars per month for media services while being in an AT&T contract for two years. That is $1,680 dollars spent toward internet services for an iphone NOT the phone bill itself. According to Menshealth October 2009 issue, "cost to purchase the entire 55,732 app iPhone library (as of 7/09): $144,326.00" Granted, no one is going to buy all the applications, but no is going to just buy one app either. I am not an Apple hater by any means, but I can see the side where Apple is milking their customers for all they have. Apple is monopolizing the consumer market.
Re: ix3perez – Amen to that. Since when is it bad taste, that if you have money, you like to keep it?? I swear, everywhere these days, people think those with cash should pony up for everyone else, never say a word about money and just be happy they have some. Forget that fact that those that have it, earned it and want to KEEP their money!! Should she also not care if she had to pay $20 for a gallon of milk? No, it's called principle and thankfully, nice to see SOMEONE in Hollywood have some…
Thank you Alyssa for understanding that it take a lot of your fans 15 or 20 minutes to earn three bucks. Yeah, she can afford it, but she knows most people can't and I applaud her for not being elitist and buying something just because she can afford it and most of us can't.
ALYSSA IS HOT!!!! LOVE HER!!!
what? I like apple, but they ARE expensive.
FUCK OFF PEREZ… ANYONE OF US INCLUDING DOUCHE BAG MARIO DOES THE SAME DAMN THING!! IF U DONT HAVE TO PAY WHY SHUD YOU? AND IT'S NOT JUST 3 BUCKS U IDIOT. APPLE HAS FACTORED THE EXPECTED SALES, COSTS, AND FUTURE REVENUE GENERATION BASED ON POTENTIAL EXISTING AND FUTURE USERS OF THEIR APPS. IT MAY BREAK DOWN TO # BUX A PERSON BUT MULTIPLY THAT BY 100 MIL PEEPS AROUND THE WORLD AND 300 MIL BUX AINT CHUMP CHANGE ANYMORE… MARIO IS A EFFING IDIOT AS USUAL.
Really Perez? You've got a whole post against her for wanting save cash? Saving cash isn't a bad thing. She isn't being "cheap". Alyssa was great in Charmed and just because she isn't in some major movie or show right now makes her a c-lister? Are you sure you're fit to be a celebrity gossip blogger? No of course not.
Alyssa is great.She may be rich,but her fans are not…nothing wrong with looking out for us little people!
That "little" 3 dollar fee is nothing but a bullshit excuse to take more money from their customers. 3 dollars to us = millions of dollars to them. If we all refused to pay these fees, then they wouldn't charge them! Thank you Alyssa!
Good on her, may she dine on my left nut
Only $3 but it's the principle! It's an UPGRADE they should NOT make you pay!
Wow she looks gorgeous!
Seriously Perez? This is was worth the time and research to post?
Perez, why do you always try to point out if they are a C-lister or whatever. It really shows an insecurity of yours ..and that is you not liking that you are below her, or overall not liking that you are not as famous as stars. but whatever. who cares.
i wouldn't pay for an upgrade..shouldnt that be free anyways? i like echofon.
plus tax
I would never pay for something that should be free anyway! Team Alyssa!
I know this broke ass bitch Perez did not call Alyssa Milano C list.
She has been working since she was born and has two hit syndicated shows.
Perez you can't even afford to buy a guard shack in neighborhoods where she can afford to live.
You cannot be serious.
For God's sake Who's the Boss did like 200 episodes which is like double syndication.
I can't believe this!!!!! You suck Perez and you need to shut up! Alyssa Milano is the best ever and you are soo rude to her by saying that she's on the c-list… That made me sooooooooo angry… Alyssa is awesome and you are in the bottom of that "list"… What makes you think that you are better? Alyssa "complaint" about the 3$ because the other apps are free and why do we have to pay if the others are working just as good? Everyone made a big deal of this, but as Madonna says "Ain't No Big Deal" about that tweet!! She didn't say that, because she's cheap… OMG! If you knew anything at all about her, you'd know that she has made many donations! That proves that she's not "cheap" as you claim… What about you, huh? Nothing to say? If only you knew about her…
Stop saying she's C-list, she's at least B-list. She was on 3 hit shows.
Re: Plinkie9 – I agree she has a right not want to spend the 3 dollars. She is also letting us know of other alternatives that might be okay and free. She is just being herself not a money thrower she is conservative nothing wrong with that. Like everyone else nowadays she wants to save a buck! What's wrong with that?
Um…I think the people who design apps and other things that take skill deserve their money WAY more than actors and actreeses who basically do nothing.
they shouldn't be talking shit if they want people to buy it!!! she has every right to say what she wants.
This isn't silly, you're the one who is being an ass about it Mario. Alyssa is using common sense and thank fuck for that! She's not a snobby celebrity and certainly not a C lister at that, she's had more successes in her young life then you will ever experience in a life time Mario!!
Her point is a VERY valid one, the I-phone is one major fucking big money scheme, the I-phone itself is already expensive and on top of that you have to pay to add applications which is ridiculous. So i'm applauding Alyssa for speaking out about it!
Why should ANYONE have to pay for the upgrade? I'm glad that I don't have one of thos ridiculous phones. Can't blame a girl for wanting to spend her money on something else!!!
She never looks any older. It's hard to believe she's pushing 40…she looks a decade younger than Lindsay Lohan.
Hey fucktard, it's about something fat retarded, talentless peices of shit like you could never understand: principle. If your fucking sister didn't turn on the computer for you every day, you'd never understand anything about computers or what makes them work. BTW, retard, next time you unplug your computer (or your sister does), hold the cord over your high forehead before the electricity runs out. Dumb fuck!
I understand her. Money adds up. I'm also glad that she said that. Just because you have alot of money don't mean you can or should waste it on silly stuff.
Apple is the definition of stingy. Go Alyssa!
Are you fucking serious? THIS is celebrity gossip? You're so fucking lame Perez.