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was released in late 2004, but didnt come down from 500$ price tag till about mid 2005
oh boy, you fell into this one mm
Before it was released in November 2004, they had "beta" versions sold, originally black, released in limited numbers during may 2003. New York, LA, and Miami (and some parts of UK) only. These versions had a tendency to cut off calls because of a defect in it\'s clam shell design. I was one of the lucky ones who got a non problematic phone. Amusingly enough, they did not fix that problem a whole year later and gave us U.S. people an uglier silver version.
Not exactly 3 years, but close enough.