Man, can you imagine how horrible it would be if Apple made a lower end iPod than the iPod Touch?
What a horrid thought. The iPod Touch is the pinnacle of iPod technology. Why the hell would a technologically sophisticated company like Apple go after losers who want a cheap MP3 player with no touchscreen, no app store, etc?
Some of you idiots seriously need to get over yourselves because you are somehow offended that your precious iPhone won't be considered elite forever. Apple is a company and is out to turn a profit. If they determine that there's a large market for a basic ipod+cell phone then don't doubt for a minute they won't make it if they can turn a profit on it. Apple no longer gets service subsidies on monthly iPhone contract payments. Apple sells the handset to AT&T at a big fat price and then AT&T discounts the phone and forces you to sign a two year contract to recoup the cost. Apple makes their money on the hardware sale itself as well as the extremely lucrative sale of their overpriced proprietary accessories, downloads, etc. It wouldn't be any different for something like an iPhone Nano. They sell it to the carrier for $300, it cost them $100 to make it. They pocket $200. The carrier subsidizes it and sells it for $99 with a two year contract and gets huge numbers of new subscribers who want an ipod + phone and like the Apple name and features.
Duh.
They make the iPod Shuffle for Christ sake which is a joke of an MP3 player that doesn't even have a display. There are better alternatives out there that are the same size with integrated display and a few basic controls for cheaper.
And yet Apple sells millions of Shuffles because of the name brand recognition and people buying music on iTunes.
And you bozos think that out of some kind of egalitarian elitist attitude that Apple will scoff at widening their presence in the cell market if they can make billions at it?
Laughable.
PS, I would never buy something like an iPhone Nano, but my wife and other family members who don't want a full blown smart phone but would like an ipod + phone would love it. If Apple makes it they will sell millions of them.
What a horrid thought. The iPod Touch is the pinnacle of iPod technology. Why the hell would a technologically sophisticated company like Apple go after losers who want a cheap MP3 player with no touchscreen, no app store, etc?
Some of you idiots seriously need to get over yourselves because you are somehow offended that your precious iPhone won't be considered elite forever. Apple is a company and is out to turn a profit. If they determine that there's a large market for a basic ipod+cell phone then don't doubt for a minute they won't make it if they can turn a profit on it. Apple no longer gets service subsidies on monthly iPhone contract payments. Apple sells the handset to AT&T at a big fat price and then AT&T discounts the phone and forces you to sign a two year contract to recoup the cost. Apple makes their money on the hardware sale itself as well as the extremely lucrative sale of their overpriced proprietary accessories, downloads, etc. It wouldn't be any different for something like an iPhone Nano. They sell it to the carrier for $300, it cost them $100 to make it. They pocket $200. The carrier subsidizes it and sells it for $99 with a two year contract and gets huge numbers of new subscribers who want an ipod + phone and like the Apple name and features.
Duh.
They make the iPod Shuffle for Christ sake which is a joke of an MP3 player that doesn't even have a display. There are better alternatives out there that are the same size with integrated display and a few basic controls for cheaper.
And yet Apple sells millions of Shuffles because of the name brand recognition and people buying music on iTunes.
And you bozos think that out of some kind of egalitarian elitist attitude that Apple will scoff at widening their presence in the cell market if they can make billions at it?
Laughable.
PS, I would never buy something like an iPhone Nano, but my wife and other family members who don't want a full blown smart phone but would like an ipod + phone would love it. If Apple makes it they will sell millions of them.
