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$100 Price Drop on iPhone and iPod Touch?

DTphonehome said:
Until the 3G iPhone is released, I think the prices will stay exactly where they are.
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agreed. apple isn't going to change prices less than a month after releasing the 16GB model. most rumors have pointed toward the 3G model not coming out until at least june. and besides, with FCC patent rules, wouldn't we all know when apple has finally developed and building 3G iphones?
 
hmm, i just bought a 16GB iphone last night...but haven't opened it yet since i've been so busy and i know my day will be shot if i do open it.

anyway, i think a 3G iphone comes out in september/october in time for the holiday season...that's at least 6 months of use for me before a new model comes out, which is perfectly acceptable IMO.
 
Because it's the LAW

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lyngo said:
That's just great. First $20 for an ipod touch update... now this... sheesh.

- Jay
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Sorry you can't afford the 20 bucks, but Apple is required by federal law to charge for that type of upgrade. They're not being greedy or trying to rip off students--it's the law.
 
Nik said:
AT&T said: "You wll have a 3G iPhone in 2008"
They did not mention a month or more exact timeframe!
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Your right on that but I heard the time frame from the local AT&T Corp store, and the people saying it have not steered anyone wrong yet. If its BS its bs, dont care either way. Just wish that 3G for data was as good as EVDO RevA which its not and 3G is still not available in all areas
 
farmboy said:
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Sorry you can't afford the 20 bucks, but Apple is required by federal law to charge for that type of upgrade. They're not being greedy or trying to rip off students--it's the law.
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Really? I didn't know that. Could you explain it more? I think a lot of people just thought Apple was being greedy.
 
My theory:

3G iPhone comes later this year, 16g replaces the 8g and 32g replaces the 16g... prices stay the same.
 
as much as we all love to b*tch and whine about these price cuts, one can't deny that some day we will all have to replace our iPhones and these cuts will benefit the consumer in the long run. Also, I can't imagine fitting all my new apps on my 8 gig, although I am in no position to buy a new iPhone no matter the price cut.

Regarding the validity of this rumor...I believe it! It follows apple's usual pattern of releasing a bigger iPod, keeping it for about $100 extra for a few months, then discontinuing the smaller version and making the larger version a new standard. One last note: I don't believe this move will correlate in amy way with the 3g version but I could be wrong as maybe a larger hd means more battery...(correct me if I'm wrong but isn't battery life the only reason apple chose edge in the first place...)
 
surgedc5 said:
that would suck for those that already ordered/bought the 32gb touch or 16gb iphone :mad:
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ANYONE who buys a 32/16 right now and then goes thermal in a couple of months from now when the next step in a VERY fluid feature/price evolution happens deserves every bit of the name-calling and bashing they will get on this forum. Be forewarned.
Buy now because the features work for you, or wait until the one you need is availble. Those are the options. Whining is not.
 
Not going to happen.

Apple will discontinue the 8GB iPod touch in the next six months and at that time either introduce a 40GB iPod Touch and move everything down in price or just move the 16 and 32GB iPod Touches to the 8GB and 16GB price points. There will be no $100.00 drop.

At the same time expect to see the iPhone do something similar. It was always Apple's plan to have to model iPhones (4GB and 8GB).

Do not expect to see both an Edge and 3G based iPhone at the same time.
 
i agree in general

whatever said:
Apple will discontinue the 8GB iPod touch in the next six months and at that time either introduce a 40GB iPod Touch and move everything down in price or just move the 16 and 32GB iPod Touches to the 8GB and 16GB price points.

Do not expect to see both an Edge and 3G based iPhone at the same time.
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ok, in general i think you are right, but why a 40GB? is that really the next flash size? :confused:
 
surferuke said:
if apple stock sees a downslide for the next few months, can we expect the 3G 32gB iphone 2.0 sooner?
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No, because the stock price at Apple has nothing to do with there release schedule. If it did then they would never release a product, because every time they do the stock price drops, only to start rising a few weeks later.

Having a high stock price is important, but Apple has made a wise decision not to allow the stock price manage their day to day activities. Companies that base all decisions on stock value often find themselves failing over time. When Apple's stock dropped to under $15.00 a share (before split), Apple wisely stuck to their plans and look at the results less than 8 years later.
 
Cleve said:
They mention that the 8Gb will be discontinued and that the iPod Nanos are set for an update as well
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Why would Apple update the iPod Nano again? I have nothing against Apple or other companies constantly updating their products, but I think they should at least leave about a year in between updates. Sometimes I just think Apple is in a big hurry to keep upgrading some products while they kind of ignore updates to others.
 
This is all fine and dandy but I personally won't buy any Touch device if it doesn't have GPS. I'd buy an iPhone with GPS, iPod Touch with GPS or iGPS (either of these would basically be iPod touch with GPS but no phone) even if it cost $699 but I can tell apple I won't buy until there's a touch with GPS. Anyone else with me on this?
 
shen said:
ok, in general i think you are right, but why a 40GB? is that really the next flash size? :confused:
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Just guess like everyone else. In the past Apple has doubled the size of their flash drives (4, 8, 16, 32), so following that pattern the next would be 64. However, the problem there is that the MacBook Air uses 64GB and that tends to be the starting point for the larger flash drives in computers.

So unless Apple can quickly get a larger Flash drive for the Air, I don't see them releasing a Flash based iPod/iPhone with the storage of a computer.

But like I said, this is just a guess on my part, based on nothing.
 
Well 9to5mac is almost as good a source as Apple itself xD I'm excited about this as I'm dying to get an iPod (Of any sort but especially a touch) after playing with an iPhone in The CarPhone Warehouse today so fingers crossed!
 
i'll believe it when i see it. hopefully there wont be a huge uproar of iphone owners like there were last time...
 
Meh. I don't really care about the price drop. Means more people will be able to afford it. Only thing is why not just use the same capacity flash drive in the iPhone & Touch? Don't know how much that'll increase the price of the iPhone, but it would be a lot simpler if the 2 products used the same capacities. Maybe 16 & 32 GB options and than 64 when the MBA gets 128 or whatever.

StophMac24 said:
i'll believe it when i see it. hopefully there wont be a huge uproar of iphone owners like there were last time...
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Only problem I had w/ that price drop was it was too much and too soon after the iPhone's original launch. Now, a price drop is fine as long as it's only $100. If they started selling 64 GB 3g iPhones for only $99, then I'd have a problem.
 
guzhogi said:
Meh. I don't really care about the price drop. Means more people will be able to afford it. Only thing is why not just use the same capacity flash drive in the iPhone & Touch? Don't know how much that'll increase the price of the iPhone, but it would be a lot simpler if the 2 products used the same capacities. Maybe 16 & 32 GB options and than 64 when the MBA gets 128 or whatever.
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I read somewhere that the iPhone has one memory slot because the space is used for the phone internals and the iTouch has two memory slots.
 
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