People that complain about price drops with electronics need to be slapped.
Seriously, do they want things to be expensive forever? People complain that Apple stuff is too pricey and when they drop the price...people complain??!!
Amazing.
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$100 Price Drop on iPhone and iPod Touch?
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It's normal that the price is eventually going down. I would agree that it would be dumb to drop it on the 26th only 2 weeks after the new models got presented. What I think (hope) that would happen is that on the 26th Steve will present the 3G iphone with the new price. But this new iPhone and new price will happen in a 6 months period, since he needs at least 6 months to be approved before selling it - like he did with the first version of the iPhone in first place (presented in January/February - on sale June/July).
Look....
It is what it is. When it comes to all types of things electronic price drops will happen. I'm fine with paying 399 and I'll be fine paying 299. If they lower the price, it's just their way of keeping up with the market. Things change over time and when they do so does their price. It's just up to you to decide if you really want it for the current price or wait till it drops. Since watching the first time around when they dropped in price I am willing to wait but not too long. I'll be sporting my iphone by the end of April when my current contract is up.
It is what it is. When it comes to all types of things electronic price drops will happen. I'm fine with paying 399 and I'll be fine paying 299. If they lower the price, it's just their way of keeping up with the market. Things change over time and when they do so does their price. It's just up to you to decide if you really want it for the current price or wait till it drops. Since watching the first time around when they dropped in price I am willing to wait but not too long. I'll be sporting my iphone by the end of April when my current contract is up.
I agree with those who say AAPL should decrease prices as frequently as possible. It would keep them competitive and give us better prices. Currently the pricing scheme only changes once or twice a year. Wouldn't it be awesome if you could get a better price ever quarter?
Those who buy electronics and whine about the price drop should be executed (maybe in public).
This discussion is irrelevant. There's no way AAPL will drop prices because their consumers (all of us) whine too much. When was the last time Dell or Sony gave rebates for a price drop after you already bought their product? Apple is directly affected by the whining. They'll have to wait at least 4-5 months.
I wish the rumor was true... if only.
I'll be we get SDK announcement, maybe MBP if we're lucky this month.
I think this rumor has some legs. Analysts on CNBC this morning were talking about it and the other rumor of a new iPhone in May. When these guys start to talk about something then there is generally a lot of smoke coming from somewhere.
Agreed.
Why do people want everyone to have to pay what they paid for eternity. Have some consideration for the fellow man, let the prices drop.
I think announcing new products is possible, changing pricing weeks after the release of updated products would be atypical for AAPL.
I does not take six months to be approved by the FCC. Probably six to eight weeks. Then maybe another six weeks to ramp up production. I think a phone announced at the end of February could be out in May. I would bet that the first one took six months from announcement to shipping because it was the first one. Now that the ecosystem is in place I think new versions can come out faster.
$399-$100= $399?
To be fair, improving the features on a $399 model isn't a price drop. The cost is still $399, not $299. The technology is getting better, but the prices are staying the same.
Yes, I understand that the 16GB model is currently $499. There are 2 models of the iPhone. One is $399 and one is $499. They are not being reduced to $299 and $399 respectively; they are simply getting hardware improvements.
To be fair, improving the features on a $399 model isn't a price drop. The cost is still $399, not $299. The technology is getting better, but the prices are staying the same.
Yes, I understand that the 16GB model is currently $499. There are 2 models of the iPhone. One is $399 and one is $499. They are not being reduced to $299 and $399 respectively; they are simply getting hardware improvements.
The $100 price drop is a rumor on top of the improvements that were just announced.
Understood that this is a rumor. Just going under the assumption that it could come true.
Six to eight weeks is even better. I thought that the time elapsed last year was the actual time to get approval. If the new phone will be out in May, it will be aweome.
I see the new 3G model coming out selling at the current price of the 16gb model, but having the older (current) 16gb model having a price drop and seeing the 8gb model get discontinued.
It would be.
I am not predicting though that a new 3G phone will be announced at the end of February or that such will be out in May. Just that if it is announced that May is possible. Time will tell. I would be happy for the 3G phone to be out at any time this year as expected. May would be great but even December would be okay as long as it comes out.
They'll release a 3G phone this year. The question is when. I vote for ASAP. May would be nice.
Do you think they'd announce the next gen iphone before they are ready to ship? This would essentially stop the sales of their current models (not only US sales, but internationally). They just released the 16gb iphone. I'm sure they made a few of them to sell. I'll bet the assumption was the boosted memory would improve the sales rate until their 3G phone is ready.
uhmmmm December is a long way to go... I don't think I will be able to wait since then, I've been waiting and waiting for more HD space, for the applications to be added, now i'm waiting for the 3G, but if it will be announced to come out in December I think i'll fold and buy the 16gb.
I think they will announce it before it is ready to ship since they have to get FCC approval. I don't think that the FCC will keep the application confidential. One scenario is that they might have it available right away in Japan or Europe where 3G would really help sales and would ship in the US after FCC approval.
I can wait. I still have a contract with Verizon for a few more months. But of course the sooner the better. If I can't wait I will pick up a iPod Touch to tide me over and get the iPhone later.
How many? Your guess is as good as mine, but if Apple Inc. lasts for a few more decades, you can be sure that it will happen very often. If you have been a regular user/consumer of electronics for a while, you should already be familiar with this sort of thing. What's ridiculous is that people expect the business to stagnate to suit them and them alone.
Competitors are pushing out phones with higher and higher capacity as we type this, and Apple likely wants to keep in the higher tier. If they release an iPhone with 16GB and keep the 8 at a close price, they now run the risk of having lots of extra inventory sitting around doing nothing and costing more.
In my opinion, there are too many consumer brats buying these things. Consumer envy is silly, and if you didn't hold out for a better deal, then it's best to just grin and enjoy your purchase, because obviously it was well worth the coin at the time. Even with a price drop and model discontinuation, nothing has changed.
AT&T 3G Late This Year and WiMax is the Future not 3G or 4G
Slow down! AT&T hasn't even begun to roll this out yet and there is mention of May? End of 08 Q3 maybe but no sooner. Steve will mention it in February, but your not getting one anytime soon. This 3G stuff is old hat, the future is WiMax and AT&T just purchased 12Mhz Spectrum for Nationwide WiFi. Now this is what Steve Jobs is interested in. Once Apple can get the iPhone on a Wifi world, they can build an iPhone with more mem because they can get rid of all that cellular garbage in the phone.
Slow down! AT&T hasn't even begun to roll this out yet and there is mention of May? End of 08 Q3 maybe but no sooner. Steve will mention it in February, but your not getting one anytime soon. This 3G stuff is old hat, the future is WiMax and AT&T just purchased 12Mhz Spectrum for Nationwide WiFi. Now this is what Steve Jobs is interested in. Once Apple can get the iPhone on a Wifi world, they can build an iPhone with more mem because they can get rid of all that cellular garbage in the phone.
Yeah, and then they'll start charging outrageous amounts of money for Wi-Fi.
Goodbye free Wi-Fi.
When the original price drop occured, I kind of felt for the new owners just because the initial drop was so quick and such a sizable amount (at least, in my opinion it was)
Assuming this is true (price drop that is), I fail to see why ANYONE would be mad. It has been several months now, newer iPhones have come out size wise and rumors of more to come.
Are you all happy with the iPhone? Is it an upgrade of your last phone? Does it work properly? If so, stop worrying so much.
I have an iPhone that I bought on the first week but I could not care less if version 2.0 is released tommorrow as I will continue being VERY HAPPY and VERY SATISFIED with the iPhone. The slew of future updates seems very exciting
Original iPhones are not going to just be left in the dark the new few months
Assuming this is true (price drop that is), I fail to see why ANYONE would be mad. It has been several months now, newer iPhones have come out size wise and rumors of more to come.
Are you all happy with the iPhone? Is it an upgrade of your last phone? Does it work properly? If so, stop worrying so much.
I have an iPhone that I bought on the first week but I could not care less if version 2.0 is released tommorrow as I will continue being VERY HAPPY and VERY SATISFIED with the iPhone. The slew of future updates seems very exciting
Original iPhones are not going to just be left in the dark the new few months
Im confused as to what the Starbucks card is.
If they stop free WiFi, odds are it will leave a door open for other providers. San Francisco has a free service being tested (Meraki) and while service is sparse at the moment, something like this could help drive it's popularity up.
If they stop free WiFi, odds are it will leave a door open for other providers. San Francisco has a free service being tested (Meraki) and while service is sparse at the moment, something like this could help drive it's popularity up.