Retail giant Wal-Mart will sell the T-Mobile G1 for $150 – $30 less than you will pay in a T-Mobile store. You'll still need to sign up for a two year contract, but thirty bucks is thirty bucks, right?

Predictably, the whining has already started. Just as when Apple reduced the price of the iPhone scant months after launch, early adopters are complaining about the price drop. Unlike Apple – which eventually caved to pressure by offering $100 in vouchers for the whinging buyers – we'd guess it's unlikely that T-Mobile will offer any rebates – after all, thirty bucks is just thirty bucks, right? Hardly the $200 drop that the iPhone enjoyed.

Over at Channel Web, writer Andrew R Hickey is incensed. Incensed! He even offers "5 Reasons Against Wal-Mart Selling The T-Mobile G1". The first reason? Price. Yup, the lower price is bad because of "price". It actually gets worse, although reason number five raises a chuckle: "It's Wal-Mart."

Seriously, people. Prices drop, and the early adopter knows that better than anyone. What is Wal-Mart supposed to do? Stifle sales by keeping its price artificially high, just to avoid the complaints of a few nerds? And if you are really that price-sensitive, you shouldn't be dropping money on a brand new cellphone with an untested OS anyway. Stick to the RAZR - its free.

Wal-Mart to sell G1 for $30 less than T-Mobile USA [Reuters]

5 Reasons Against Wal-Mart Selling The T-Mobile G1[Channel Web]