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Chinese Officials License iPhone to Run on China Mobile's Wireless Standard
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I actually think from here on out, only the most expensive one will be metallic. Next year will actually be 6, 5SC, and 5C. Then 6S, 6C, and 5SC
Guess what?
Apple can change the price if it really wants to!
If sales don't hit targets then they could chop 100 off... I see this phone giving them price flexibility. I'm happy because my iPhone 5 isn't going to drop in value as much as I thought it would with a super cheap iPhone... People are hating tho, stock is down 5%
Apple can change the price if it really wants to!
If sales don't hit targets then they could chop 100 off... I see this phone giving them price flexibility. I'm happy because my iPhone 5 isn't going to drop in value as much as I thought it would with a super cheap iPhone... People are hating tho, stock is down 5%
Then why is Apple stock still tanking? 
I like my Apple gizmos just as much as anyone but I think Wall Street was pretty much underwhelmed with yesterday's Keynote/Costello concert.
Tim's gotta go.
I like my Apple gizmos just as much as anyone but I think Wall Street was pretty much underwhelmed with yesterday's Keynote/Costello concert.
Tim's gotta go.
It's hard to figure what Apple's plans are for models and product names. Hopefully they simplify it. I think they should have called the 5S the 6. It would be easier to name phones after the processor or generations and then add suffixes for other things like C. That would have allowed this:
2013:
6
5C
4S
2014:
7
6C
5C
Too many S's and C's now. And this year's C is too expensive
I disagree. The bigger screen can sell for $299, and there will be lots of buyers (myself included) for it; at the same time Apple can keep the 5s. As for support and infrastructure, Apple has the money to do it.
again, apple is not in the game of low margin business. I think from a consumer point of view, this might not make sense. I want a bigger screen too man.
This IS racist. I can understand China first as this is an article about China. But then have the USA and everyone else in alpha order, not keep the USA in alpha order with the rest? Quite racist indeed.
Come on, they have to release it worldwide otherwise people around the world will complain. But obviously it's targeted for China. If people wants cheaper phone, there is a lot of choices out there. Don't need to buy Apple. Just like Mercedes, they don't make cheap models to compete with Kia/Hyundai.
I'm sure people here in this forum has more intelligence than guys in Apple deciding the pricing
I'm sure people here in this forum has more intelligence than guys in Apple deciding the pricing
And that should be the "huge" targeted market for apple? Common if half of those people buy on, they reach 2,5% of the population
Wait until reported sales come out in four or five months.
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Good point. My perfectly good 32 GB 5 goes on Ebay at the end of September when I get the 5S. I'm due for an upgrade price from AT&T so I might as well get a new phone. So by the end of September I expect to have a new iPhone and net $200 in my pocket. Maybe I will be able to sell it for even more than I hoped
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Doing that or doing it too soon could give the impression that the 5C is a flop and Apple needed to cut prices to drive sales, a strategy which Nokia, Blackberry, et al have had to resort to.
Come on, they have to release it worldwide otherwise people around the world will complain. But obviously it's targeted for China. If people wants cheaper phone, there is a lot of choices out there. Don't need to buy Apple. Just like Mercedes, they don't make cheap models to compete with Kia/Hyundai.
I'm sure people here in this forum has more intelligence than guys in Apple deciding the pricing
That's completely wrong. It's not targeted at China. The iPhone 5C is twice the price of the local competition. You think Apple would have done that if it was targeted primarily at China?
The 5C was simply meant to be a different take on the iPhone. More colourful and a bit cheaper - I think their target market is simply a younger audience. The so called iPod generation who've grown up with colourful devices and are not quite ready for the more conservatively styled 5S.
You're making the same incorrect assumptions that all the analysts made which is why the stock is down nearly 10% since the announcements.
Then why is Apple stock still tanking?
I like my Apple gizmos just as much as anyone but I think Wall Street was pretty much underwhelmed with yesterday's Keynote/Costello concert.
Tim's gotta go.
They received a downgrade by many of the major financial groups because of the announcement. Most analysts feel they really dropped the ball on creating a product that is cost efficient enough to tap emerging markets.
Should be interesting to see how in pans out.
Have the iPhone 4 and 4S been re-designed to have Lightning interface connectors, and not the 30-pin? I thought Apple was trying to do away with 30-pin completely from this point going forward.
They cut the price of the original iPhone by $200 after barely 60 days on the market, that's when. And at the time it caused such a massive uproar that Steve Jobs himself finally had to issue a statement in regard to it.
Then why is Apple stock still tanking?
I like my Apple gizmos just as much as anyone but I think Wall Street was pretty much underwhelmed with yesterday's Keynote/Costello concert.
Tim's gotta go.
Stocks tank when the market gets something they don't expect. Which is virtually every Apple product announcement. The immediate reaction is one of surprise, not reasoned analysis (sometimes I question if that ever happens), don't think too much about it.
Yes, Apple basically chose profits over market share. In a devious way... that's kind of reassuring because it means they will maintain their build quality. At least for now and for those who can afford it
Still think Tim's gotta go. He's a Bean Counter. Not a presenter and certainly not a motivator.
But I don't think it's every happened the very DAY of any keynote. Typically this only happens a few weeks later as the hype and enthusiasm dwindles.
No. This is different.
I would not be surprised to see something more like this for 2014:
6 - Best (definitely new internals; classy metal externals, probably bigger screen)
6C - Midgrade (internals identical to 5S; colorful externals identical to 5C)
6 mini - Low End ("brand new" model using the old 3.5" screen, plastic like a C, but black added as a color option, and internals from the 5)
This strategy would still see three tiers of CPU horsepower as established by each generation (exactly like they've been doing it). Only the top tier would use metal. Both bottom tiers use plastic so Apple can better maximize margins on them. With the flagship most likely getting a phablet screen, they can simultaneously release a "mini" on the low end to appease both phablet haters and "free-only" consumers.