These are predictions, based on nothing but one person's ideas. They don't even rise to the level of rumor.
This is going to make me want one even more, if only they were unlocked.
WOW, let's see how much this messes up iPod touch sales.
If this happens they better lower the 16GB to $200 and the 32GB to $300 while adding a 64GB at $400.
I just don't see this happening.
What they gonna do....put an AT&T kiosk in every Costco?
Right now the one we have locally is Verizon I think, but for sure not AT&T.
I can believe the price reduction though as I was buying my 16GB the other day I thought about MW2009 and the probable intro of a 32GB at the same price![]()
So would these then be unlocked?
I just don't see this happening.
What they gonna do....put an AT&T kiosk in every Costco?
verizon, t-mobile and AT&T
Those products are only exclusive because they are expensive. And they are expensive because they are high quality.
Exclusivity is a side effect of quality, not a requirement. If the iPhone gets less expensive, that's a good thing, as long as quality doesn't suffer.
However, if Apple wants to keep their iPhone hip, they'll keep it out of Costco, Wal-mart, and 7-11.
They already sell it at best buy, how much worse can it get?
uhhh... what other retailers would be suing apple? AT&T? they make money off of the subscription, and in fact would probably make more money if they didn't have to be responsible for the unit. Best Buy? I'm sure they could sell it for the same price as costco but wouldn't want to cut into their own profits.
Costco doesn't care about the iphone...they just want people in the store.
Uhh... duh.
Best Buy is also just about the only place they sell Macs.
Not much of a surprise.
Name an electronics store better than Best Buy, other than the Apple Store that is.
If they bump it down to $149, it'll probably require a 3 year contract. Now Americans can experience what cell phone plans are like in Canada (and any other country with 3 year contracts and a minimum of $5 for call display or voicemail.
WRONG!
You do realize long before the "Apple Store" and the Internet, Apple sold its products all over the World through places called the "Authorized Apple Reseller". Even today some people still don't have an "Apple Store" within 800 miles of them but yet they have local shops/stores that you can go to and try out new Apple computers/hardware, get training/advice and even have warranty work done, yet for some reason Apple still will not let them sell the iPhone.
It is total BS! These people were the ones selling and servicing Apple Computers back when no one else would and Apple is just pissing all over them by letting companies like Best Buy and Cosco sell them.
EDIT: To answer your question about naming an electronics store better than Best Buy...
Thats simple... Any store that ISN'T a Best Buy.
bad move apple. When I think of the iphone i think of it as an exclusive product like a burberry jacket or a lexus/BMW. I think the more people who have it, the less exclusive it becomes. By lowering it will be just another honda or kia.
They could sell it out of bins at KMart for $29.95, it makes no difference, you still need to qualify for a contract and shell out a minimum of $75 a month (average $80-$90 a month). Daunting monthly bill for anyone, even if you can afford the initial cost.
i don't think this is going to happen. I mean, you can buy them online and in an AT&T store, but AT&T want to activate it. So will they have an AT&T store in Costco? Probably not.