Following reports this morning claiming that Apple is introducing an 8 GB iPhone 5c tomorrow, Engadget has received a photo of what is said to be the label from the device's packaging.
Article Link: 8 GB iPhone 5c Packaging Label Shown in New Photo
8 GB is very impractical when you need 1.5 GB just to install an update...
I would of considered a 5c after my 4 battery died. If black or grey would of been an option. Instead I went with a Moto X. So far I really like it.
The whole point is that Apple has spent years getting buyers used to (resigned to?) $100 differences between memory steps that cost a fraction of that, instead of allowing user upgradeable memory.
The same price step concept should work with less memory as well. Even though it only lowers the BOM by about $5, Apple could act like it lowers the retail price a lot more, thus keeping up appearances.
They could also use its limitations as a reason to sell monthly add-on cloud services.
This is what pisses me off about Apple. As stated above, I can buy a 32GB thumb drive for around $20 - maybe even less on sale - and Apple is still offering an 8GB iPhone...
This is what pisses me off about Apple. As stated above, I can buy a 32GB thumb drive for around $20 - maybe even less on sale - and Apple is still offering an 8GB iPhone...