My iphone 4s suddenly cut off and won't cut back on.

It absolutely will not turn on. I tried holding the home and sleep button, but it failed. I tried charging it, and it only flashes the apple logo on and off again. I tried holding the buttons again while it did this, but it only tells me to plug it into itunes.
I tried plugging it into my computer to reboot it from itunes, but guess what? Itunes won't recognize it. My computer, and every computer I"ve tried plugging it into won't recognize it either. Itunes is up to date, and I've tried every trouble shooting idea I"ve seen on this forum.
I just bought this phone four months ago. It has been in an otterbox since the moment I opened it. It is not dinged, it is not scratched, it is not shattered... it is in absolutely perfect condition. It's absolutely positively ridiculous that my brand new phone is now a worthless piece of plastic unless I want to spend $200 to send it in to be fixed.
I'm so peeved, and I'd be really grateful to anyone who can help me.

If it's "brand new" it has a 1 year warranty. Take it to an Apple store and they will replace it. You can check the warranty status here: Apple - Support - Check Your Service and Support Coverage
You can also try to restore it using Recovery Mode

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