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$100 Price Drop on iPhone and iPod Touch?

Can't believe AAPL would do another price drop/apology letter/store credit and not learn from last time. Bleeding edge - the only right time to buy. But boy, to get a 32GB iPhone with 3G at the end of this month would be bombastic! I'll be trading up fo sho.
 
basesloaded, i disagree

basesloaded190 said:
doubt it. the stock has been on a downslide for a while. apple likes to stick to their guns and they won't release anything until the date they wanted to (or later) begin with
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i really think that the only reason we are seeing price drops is because of stock price drops. what other reason is there for it but to bump up sales?
 
surferuke said:
i really think that the only reason we are seeing price drops is because of stock price drops. what other reason is there for it but to bump up sales?
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Hopefully Apple doesn't panic and realizes that the entire market is crap right now and they aren't the only stock dropping. Give it some time.
 
surferuke said:
i really think that the only reason we are seeing price drops is because of stock price drops. what other reason is there for it but to bump up sales?
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i understand your thoughts here, but apple is not the only one seeing drops in stock prices. everyone is right now! until the market makes a move upward, stocks are going to continue to be lower than what they should be
 
I just got a 16gig Ipod touch a few days ago and I have to say it is an awesome device. I would be surprised if they dropped the price as there is nothing really comparable out there. Why don't they drop the price on their Macbooks so I can buy one of those :)
 
Price drops

>really think that the only reason we are seeing price drops is because of stock price drops.<

But we aren't seeing price drops - it's just rumor. The 16 GB iPhone will cost the same tomorrow as it did today, and there won't be a price drop until one is announced.
 
chr1s60 said:
Again? How many times is Apple going to drop prices and discontinue models? It is getting kind of ridiculous. I understood the first one for iPhone in order to help sales, but I don't see the point of dropping the 8GB model. Right now if I didn't already have an iPhone I wouldn't buy one after hearing this rumor. Not only will those who just bought a 16GB be pissed off by a price drop, but who knows if the 16GB will even be around in a few months. However, the price drop and the discontinuing of the 8GB would allow for the possibility of a $399 16GB w/EDGE and $499 16GB with 3G.
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You should NEVER buy a house, or a car for that matter.

:apple:
 
tuneman07 said:
I just got a 16gig Ipod touch a few days ago and I have to say it is an awesome device. I would be surprised if they dropped the price as there is nothing really comparable out there. Why don't they drop the price on their Macbooks so I can buy one of those :)
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I know that the Touch can do "stuff" others can't do, but when people (not you) seem to imply that most of the price is because of the hardware, they ought to look up the prices of Sansas products. Especially the 32GB View.

Hell, even the cheapest, crappiest MP3-player from china can do "stuff" the Touch can't: Disk mode.

But anyhoo – congrats (not being tongue in cheek – you hopefully bought it because it does _everything_ you want it to).
 
Another disappointement

I mean if it's coming from other companies who are not so uptight about the price, I understand. But this kind of 100$ cut every now and then is quite annoying and they will say sth like... Oh the memory price is dropping so quickly so we had to do it FOR THE CUSTOMERS.

Now I can sort of understand the 20$ update but 100$ price cut? NO NO NO
Steve Jobs you are crazy if you do this(he should have made it cheaper in first place if he knew this was coming)

And why not price cut on their MB, MBP etc? Do they not think computer parts get cheaper continuously?
 
This is interesting. Will be good for those who haven't bought the iPod Touch or iPhone yet.
 
Emphasis mine.
lyngo said:
Not for those of us who just purchased an iPod touch before MacWorld and have to pay $20 to use the apps that it should have come with in the first place. Now, I get screwed out of a possible $100 price reduction. YIPPEE!

- Jay
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If you feel that the features at the time weren't worth the money, why did you buy it?
 
My bet, after the recent iPhone price drop fiasco, is that Apple will wait until when they update the iPod line before they drop the price. I would expect this to happen sometime around September.
 
chr1s60 said:
Again? How many times is Apple going to drop prices and discontinue models? It is getting kind of ridiculous. I understood the first one for iPhone in order to help sales, but I don't see the point of dropping the 8GB model. Right now if I didn't already have an iPhone I wouldn't buy one after hearing this rumor. Not only will those who just bought a 16GB be pissed off by a price drop, but who knows if the 16GB will even be around in a few months. However, the price drop and the discontinuing of the 8GB would allow for the possibility of a $399 16GB w/EDGE and $499 16GB with 3G.
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Welcome to the wonderful world of ever changing and advancing technology... ;)
 
Tosser said:
I know that the Touch can do "stuff" others can't do, but when people (not you) seem to imply that most of the price is because of the hardware, they ought to look up the prices of Sansas products. Especially the 32GB View.

Hell, even the cheapest, crappiest MP3-player from china can do "stuff" the Touch can't: Disk mode.

But anyhoo – congrats (not being tongue in cheek – you hopefully bought it because it does _everything_ you want it to).
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Well the view appears to suck basically. It doesn't do half what the touch does so of course it costs less. Apple charges a lot for everything but with something as unique as the touch/Iphone it at least makes more sense.
 
B. Hunter said:
Let the whining begin!

I bought my 16gig Touch back in November.
Oh well, I am still pleased with my purchase.
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Me too! Got a 16GB and I couldn't have been more satisfied.

Wish people could learn that there's this thing called 'early adopter tax' before they whine.

And it's the same with everything you buy more or less. You know that the shirt (or whatever) that you really really want will go on sale for 75% off in 3 weeks, but you still have to get it as soon as you see it. Same goes with technology where you always see a price drop or improvement. Granted, the cycle's a bit longer.
 
Good move

MacRumors said:
9to5Mac believes that the iPhone and iPod touch will be seeing $100 price drops in the next two months, simultaneously discontinuing the low capacity models.

Their belief is that the 8GB Touch and 8GB iPhone will be discontinued, leaving a 16GB iPhone at $399, 16GB Touch at $299, and 32GB Touch at $399.

The move would be reminiscent of the $200 iPhone price drop and discontinuation of the 4GB iPhone that took place in September, 2007. The surprise iPhone price drop -- only 3 months after the introduction of the iPhone -- caused an outcry amongst early adopters. The outcry was so great, that Steve Jobs posted an open letter to explain the decision and gave existing iPhone owners a $100 Apple store credit.
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At least iPhone should even be $200 cheaper!
Thanks for the link
http://www.buythismobile.com/APPLE-IPHONE/Price-Drop-on-iPhone-and-iPod-Touch-why-should-Apple-offer-cheaper-devices
 
Whatever. I bought my 16 GB iPod Touch in advance and received it in September. It is now February. I have been loving it ever since. Sure, the $20 upgrade was kind of bogus, but it's made me use the thing a lot more. Fact is: I was willing to pay $399 for it when it came out. That's it folks, you pay for something at one point in time when that is it's price. If you buy a new car, and then suddenly when next year's new and improved model comes out yours is worth less just because it isn't as flashy, you didn't get screwed. It was what it was when you bought it. Now it isn't. As for me, they can drop the price on the 32 GB...hell, make a 64! I'm still happy with my 16 and think it is worth just what I paid for it, when I paid for it.
 
I dont get it .....

I understand if Apple keeps the ipod line at the same price level but offering more features AND more GB which is fine ..... it goes with the industry

But keeping the iphone at 399.- ( $ or € ) is just to expensive , i dont know how good it will do in Asia when it is finally released but in Europe it is not doing very well ( 500.000 sold in the 3 mayor European markets ? )

Apple needs an entry level price phone at € 199.- if the want to succeed .


Franz
 
chr1s60 said:
How many times is Apple going to drop prices and discontinue models?
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Hopefully they will never stop doing this. Otherwise you're suggesting they sell the same iPhone at the same price forever?

arn
 
the price dropping is just matter of time. just like the past. but I am not sure whether price will be $100 off or not within two months. I think that high end flash memory is not easily dropped. so I could say that it will be coming summer.

well, at that time I maybe need more space. but now I am just satisfied with my 8GB touch.
 
archurban said:
the price dropping is just matter of time. just like the past. but I am not sure whether price will be $100 off or not within two months. I think that high end flash memory is not easily dropped. so I could say that it will be coming summer.

well, at that time I maybe need more space. but now I am just satisfied with my 8GB touch.
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We're not talking high end flash here. We're talking two 16GB flash chips in the biggest touch right now. And I am willing to bet they have used far from something akin to Sandisks Extreme III, let alone the IV. No, it's propably in the speed range of the Ultra II, and priced accordingly (well, when they buy it –*of course they sell it to you as "high end flash", lol).
 
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