The $41 savings actually caused me to buy my first iPad. So I guess I can be counted with the masses jumping in on Black Friday.
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That is what I was thinking and buying it out of California while I am traveling on business saved me a ton in taxes so this was a really good deal.
I ALWAYS see people buying stuff, it's not as obvious as before when they had actual cashiers and checkout lines, now it's the blue/red shirts and their iPod touches with the credit card reader case. Just look for the white Mac boxes being handed to people. They are buying.
Sure more people are just goofing around with the Macs/iPods/iPads/iPhones but they are still selling loads of goods (every day of the year)
And what would be the difference? If Apple dropped their drawers like Macmall or MacConnection did, well sure, they would get a few more sales, but what for? The margins would be lower and they would have to sell more to make the same money they made with lesser deals. Also they make money off the 3rd party retailers from selling their computers so.... your point fails.
News sounds good...
But would hate to be one of the people hired to go out to crowds and count for the analysyts
But would hate to be one of the people hired to go out to crowds and count for the analysyts
Foot traffic?
WTF? As far as my local AAPL store is concerned, there is ALWAYS strong foot traffic. You can't get in the damn place on a week-end. Who are these so called analysts? God, send me the money I can provide such like info with out leaving the house. Jerks!
WTF? As far as my local AAPL store is concerned, there is ALWAYS strong foot traffic. You can't get in the damn place on a week-end. Who are these so called analysts? God, send me the money I can provide such like info with out leaving the house. Jerks!
Buyer's Remorse Soon?
I suspect many of these iPad buyers will be kicking themselves when version 2 of the iPad comes out in January. It's pretty a pretty savvy move on Apple's part to wait until January to debut new products after they've gotten rid of all their old inventory during the holidays.
I suspect many of these iPad buyers will be kicking themselves when version 2 of the iPad comes out in January. It's pretty a pretty savvy move on Apple's part to wait until January to debut new products after they've gotten rid of all their old inventory during the holidays.
I'm always amused when Apple fans are proud that Apple's margins are so high. Like people who buy Gucci, they're happy to pay more.
I can understand Apple stockholders being happy about it, but Apple customers?
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How was HLdan's comment "proud"? It's a simple fact of business that lowering prices reduces profit. Apple exists to make profit not please Macrumors.
How was HLdan's comment "proud"? It's a simple fact of business that lowering prices reduces profit. Apple exists to make profit not please Macrumors.
Guys... I understand about profits.
However the key here is not about making money up front. It's about making sustainable and repeating profits on the back end.
If Apple could get a boat load of Macs and iDevices into people's hands this Christmas, what does that lead to? Sales through iTunes, App Store and Mac App Store. Along with peripherals and the like.
It's all about increasing your install base.
All I'm saying is forgo the massive profits up front to get your money making products out into the hands of every possible consumer.
However the key here is not about making money up front. It's about making sustainable and repeating profits on the back end.
If Apple could get a boat load of Macs and iDevices into people's hands this Christmas, what does that lead to? Sales through iTunes, App Store and Mac App Store. Along with peripherals and the like.
It's all about increasing your install base.
All I'm saying is forgo the massive profits up front to get your money making products out into the hands of every possible consumer.
so how did Intel's profits skyrocket in the 1990's and this decade while the per unit costs of the CPU's went from almost $1000 to less than $200 in most cases
everyone has been doing it for years. CES and most of the other trade shows are in the first half of the year
One thing different between Apple and CES is that many of the products announced at CES won't be available for months, whereas Apple usually ships stuff at or very soon after announcement.
CES is a preview of the fall lineup for many companies.
Country club members are always bragging about how expensive their memberships are.
Fall is a bit of a long stretch but it can be true for some products. Where's that Lenovo notebook/tablet combo again? We're already seeing plenty of Sandy Bridge products long before CES and ramping up for the January launch of the Core i5/i7 2000 line up.
iPod Touch for $269 on Amazon does tempt me.
Simple logic. If the company is making that kind of profits, then people have to be willing to pay their prices. If people are willing to pay their prices, then the product must have something worth paying extra for. Most Apple users recognize the value of the product and the new Apple users learn that value within months of purchase. I've seen more than one highly-paid IT person buy an Apple just to see what all the noise was about, and end up converting their entire household.
In Columbia Mall, there was no line outside the Apple Store. On the other hand, they had the *quick sale* table all set up with products to sell. Whether it is an effect of seeing stuff grouped to the table or not (where you can easily see employees picking up merchandise to sell in one place), people were constantly making purchases of apple hardware. Not always Macs, mind you. Even my friend took advantage of the day to buy a couple of iPod Nanos, along with the wristwatch attachments.