joebabyny Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Well, I am pretty surprised, and kinda pissed, that they hacked the price by 200.00 so soon. In looking at the pricing of the new ipods, i guess they felt like it would be a huge stretch and look like padding profits if they offer the new 8gb ipod touch for 299 and double the price for the same thing + cellphone capability, so I guess they had to reprice. I doubt it is due to sales since they sold 270,000 in the first day and a half( the iphone was launched with 1 and a half days left in the third quarter), and with new numbers out saying the iphone outsold all other smartphones in july and sold 2% of all cell phones for the month of july. Apple slashes 8GB iPhone price by $200 By Philip Michaels Those 4GB iPhones just became collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 This is no surprise... its what Sony is doing with the PS3 as well..., it costs a lot for them to start making it... once everything gets going thought they can then afford to drop the price... Its the way electronics work today... if you want it first... you pay the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwanaZulia Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 Since I sold $600 worth of Ebay crap to buy the iPhone, I don't feel so bad. Also, when I buy my next one and hand this one to my wife, it will be $200 less! BZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwanaZulia Posted September 5, 2007 Share Posted September 5, 2007 The iTunes store and Starbucks (bad coffee) is REALLY cool. It just made my $600 iPhone have MORE functionality. Now, if they can add tasks, notes (that sync) and IM I will be all set. BZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted September 5, 2007 Author Share Posted September 5, 2007 The iTunes store and Starbucks (bad coffee) is REALLY cool. It just made my $600 iPhone have MORE functionality. Now, if they can add tasks, notes (that sync) and IM I will be all set. BZ I think IM will come with the next version of ichat as part of the new osX, maybe with video chat, that would be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Geez, Joe. Too bad you can't get what Apple did to you on film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Geez, Joe. Too bad you can't get what Apple did to you on film. tell me about it, sheesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 why so surprising? if you live on the cutting edge of technology, there's gonna be some bleeding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 why so surprising? if you live on the cutting edge of technology, there's gonna be some bleeding Generally you are right, but a 33% cut in 2 months heading into the holiday season for a product that is selling as well or better then expected with no updated new model is pretty steep and not something that really happens or should happen. I think they just realized that offering the ipod touch 8gb version for 299 which is an iphone without the phone or edge data network would mean that apple wanted double the price just to add the phone. I think the touch would have really hurt phone sales, why would people switch carriers or upgrade a phone and spend 600 when they can just buy an ipod with all those features except phone for half the price, so they needed to bring the iphone inline more, making it just 100.00 more then the ipod touch. It makes sense in that regard, but is something that should have been figured out before the iphone launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 Generally you are right, but a 33% cut in 2 months heading into the holiday season for a product that is selling as well or better then expected with no updated new model is pretty steep and not something that really happens or should happen. steve jobs changes the game yet again... that's what he does... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwanaZulia Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/ $100 rebate for iPhone owners! Go STEVE! BZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 http://www.apple.com/hotnews/openiphoneletter/ $100 rebate for iPhone owners! Go STEVE! BZ Therefore, we have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store. Details are still being worked out and will be posted on Apple's website next week. Stay tuned. Store credit Still cool though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwanaZulia Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 That is $100 towards the purchase of something else fun for me! Off to see how much it will buy me. Can go towards my Adobe Design Studio upgrade ($900!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) BZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 That is $100 towards the purchase of something else fun for me! Off to see how much it will buy me. Can go towards my Adobe Design Studio upgrade ($900!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) BZ Adobe stuff is a rip off... though the new Creative Suite looks SWEET lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Adobe stuff is a rip off... though the new Creative Suite looks SWEET lol I don't think it is a ripoff at all, a TON of development goes into a product like CS geared toward pros who will use it to make much more back in return. They have cheaper versions of these apps like photoshop elements that are just as good for 90% of people not pro designers. It is like movies, video games and pharma drugs, everyone thinks because it costs .20 to replicate a dvd that the software should be free, but they forget that while the second dvd may cost .20, the first one costs hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECURB Posted September 6, 2007 Share Posted September 6, 2007 I don't think it is a ripoff at all, a TON of development goes into a product like CS geared toward pros who will use it to make much more back in return. They have cheaper versions of these apps like photoshop elements that are just as good for 90% of people not pro designers. It is like movies, video games and pharma drugs, everyone thinks because it costs .20 to replicate a dvd that the software should be free, but they forget that while the second dvd may cost .20, the first one costs hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars. I knew Mr. Anti Pirate would be all over this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BwanaZulia Posted September 7, 2007 Share Posted September 7, 2007 Adobe stuff is a rip off... though the new Creative Suite looks SWEET lol Show me another way I can edit out the layers of EPS and I will be on board. BZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebabyny Posted September 7, 2007 Author Share Posted September 7, 2007 I knew Mr. Anti Pirate would be all over this... lol, nah, it isn't a piracy thing, you never said anything about stealing it, just commenting that for what you get and what it is, it is not a bad deal. Of course i would love to have it for 100.00, but that just isn't gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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