Let's call it the iPhone 4G to drive home the availability of faster LTE speeds!
Honestly, who cares what they call it. None of their other products have numerical indicators to distinguish what generation they are.
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Honestly, who cares what they call it. None of their other products have numerical indicators to distinguish what generation they are.What?!
Apple didn't call the iPhone 4 the iPhone 3 because it would have made no sense in any way - it wasn't the 3rd iPhone they came out with, so why would they even consider calling it that?
Had not thought of that, it makes sense, somehow. However, the iPhone 4 had the same problem and had 17 days inbetween (announcement: June 7, release: June 24). I seriously doubt Apple would consider a period longer than two weeks inbetween.
Early March release: makes sense. Early February announcement: not so much.
Because it's the third complete redesign.
I think if there wasn't that 3G connectivity marketing term and confusion, the best thing would have been to call them the iPhone, iPhone 2 (currently 3G), iPhone 2S (currently 3GS), iPhone 3 (currently 4), iPhone 3S (currently 4S).
Wrong wrong wrong...
iPhone 1 - iPhone
iPhone 2 - iPhone 3G
iPhone 3 - iPhone 3GS
iPhone 4 - iPhone 4
iPhone 5 - iPhone 4S
iPhone 6 - iPhone 5? No way..
I can't wait to see how "flummoxed" Apple will leave the fragmentoid makers this time around. Guess it will be back to the drawing board for them - AGAIN!
I also wonder how Ballmer's "We're Coming Full Guns" war plan is working out.
What great afternoon humor. LOL!
They scrapped that, and now are working on Windows 8 tablets... coming in 2013...
Normally I would call ********* at Apple leaving a month between announcement and going on sale, but if the rumours of the iPad 3 being sold alongside the iPad 2 are true, this would make more sence.
The people that just want a basic iPad, are going to buy the 2 even after the 3 is out, so those sales won't be affected, and the people considering an iPad but want more will be tempted to wait by the announcement and buy the probably more expensive iPad 3 instead.
The people that just want a basic iPad, are going to buy the 2 even after the 3 is out, so those sales won't be affected, and the people considering an iPad but want more will be tempted to wait by the announcement and buy the probably more expensive iPad 3 instead.
Let's call it the iPhone 4G to drive home the availability of faster LTE speeds!
The products that have different varieties don't (Macs and iPods). That's because it would be weird to compare them if they're not in the same product line. A higher number generally means it's better. Some Mac and iPod lines are older than others and some people could assume they're better just because of the number next to them, even though they actually are worse than some newer lines.
For products in which there is a single line (iPhone and iPads), there is a number next to it because it's obvious that an iPad 3 is better than an iPad 1.
But I don't think that applies if they plan on continuing to sell the iPad 2.
Normally if you'd announce the 3 long before it ships, people would stop buying the 2.
But if they announce the 3 along with a price drop on the 2 (effective immediately), many people will be more interested in the discounted 2 anyway and will buy it right away at the new price, not even caring when the 3 ships. Heck, if the plan is for the 2 to continue at a lower price, sales of it may go UP at the time of the announcement due to the price drop.
Sorry, but your memory fails you.
Let's just look at the iPhone product line release dates:
- iPhone - June 29, 2007 (beginning Q4FY2007)
- iPhone 3G - July 11, 2008 (beginning Q4FY2008)
- iPhone 3GS - June 19, 2009 (end Q3FY2009)
- iPhone 4 - June 24, 2010 (end Q3FY2010)
- iPhone 4S - October 14, 2011 (beginning Q1FY2012)
Without a doubt, iPhone releases are less sensitive to when they are scheduled within a quarter since their release is staggered over time to various markets.
I suppose it's possible, but the iPhone 4 was sold about two weeks after it was announced, and that's a) a phone, and much more likely to be revealed ahead of time due to FCC and many partners, and b) the first time devs had even been introduced to retina-aware programming.
People know how it works now, and it really doesn't take very long (with some exceptions, of course). Any apps using built-in iOS interface features get automatic upgrades, too.
Companies release products when they are ready. Most try before Christmas to get the Christmas sales, but many are released right after the 1st of the year. If people can't afford in January, they will just wait until February. Apple isn't going to wait a month or two for a product just because they don't think consumers "have the money"....
But they could lower the prices of the iPad 2 by $100 or 200. so to get some of the Kindle folks. Would make sense. Many people don't need the latest and greatest and an iPad for 300-400. would bring in a new audience.
I wouldn't be surprised at all if an iPad 2 sticks around, similar to their iPhone lineup. But it seems strange to lower the price on the low-end unit with your up-sell product a month or so away. Someone walking into an Apple Store would only be offered the discounted version, costing potential iPad 3 sales.
You honestly think iPad2 sales will simply come to a halt once the iPad3 is announced? Come on. You forget the vast majority of people either won't know or won't care about the new one. Will iPad2 sales decrease a bit? Probably. Will they stop? No. I'd rather the iPad3 be announced early to give devs a chance to start working on some optimized apps and update the ones they have so we're not stuck with all 1/2 resolution apps at release.
