alleyinsider.com — Apple's Sept. quarter iPhone sales -- 6.9 million -- were very impressive. But if Steve Jobs wants to catch the likes of no. 2 Samsung -- 51.8 million phones last quarter -- he's going to have to start selling iPhones for less than $199. What pricing strategy makes the most sense? An iPod-like family of iPhones, starting at, say, $99
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stuffradioOct 25, 2008
Yes.
futurepastnowOct 25, 2008
I can see the (subsidized) price coming down, but Apple cannot make a "family" of iPhones. Everything about the device is dictated by its screen, and the screen is exactly the size it has to be. If you make the screen smaller, you lose the touch keyboard and most of the apps. Make the screen bigger, and it doesn't fit in a pocket.
xtarburstOct 26, 2008
YOU ARE WRONG Discodancerhey! they didn't get SCREWED cuz they still bought the next one.they are simply in DEBT LOLz...and they will buy the next .00013 version that will have MMSalso the .00014 version that has 8MP cameraearly adopters bought a phone that didn't had much but touchscreen.
johnpaul191Oct 26, 2008
It's the same as any other smartphone. I don't see how Apple can do anything about that. Look at smartphones on Verizon, the plans are as much (or more) than the iPhone plans.
mytcbumpsOct 27, 2008
My two cents from a duplicate submission...I'm still on the 1st gen iPhone and don't see myself paying $200/$300 for the 3G. $100 and I just might consider buying a phone that's still in beta. Even though I'll be paying an extra $15 per month to keep my text messages and get crappy 3G coverage. EDGE is bad enough in my area that AT&T considers fully covered.