notinuse2@btinternet.com (Peter Hayes) wrote:

> Since when did 1.5 years = 36 months?

that darn / divide by 2 button!

my mistake.

"Tinman" <ask@for.it> wrote:

> 11:12 am: "But we want to get even more aggressive with this. Take a look at
> the iPhone. You know, the surveys are in: the customer satisfaction numbers
> on the iPhone are off the charts. They're higher from iPhone owners than any
> Apple product. Ever. They LOVE them. We want to make the iPhone even MORE
> affordable for even more people."
>
> "So we're going to do something about that today. We're on track to ship our
> 1 millionth iPhone this month -- to get ready for the holidays here's what
> we're going to do. It's clear customers want the 8GB model -- it's not going
> to sell for 599 anymore."
>
> "Starting today effective immediately, we're pricing it at just $399." (HUGE
> applause.)

Yes, this is a killer body blow to Verizon, Nokia... there is no way in
HELL the can compete against the iPhone. It's almost like Steve was
opening his war chest and selling a phone with 90% more features for a
90% lower price. Nokia died today, that's for sure...

The 8GB iPhone at $399... spells the END of many a cell handset maker...

http://www.apple.com/iphone/

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"Oxford" wrote:
> "Tinman" <ask@for.it> wrote:
>
>> 11:12 am: "But we want to get even more aggressive with this. Take a look
>> at
>> the iPhone. You know, the surveys are in: the customer satisfaction
>> numbers
>> on the iPhone are off the charts. They're higher from iPhone owners than
>> any
>> Apple product. Ever. They LOVE them. We want to make the iPhone even MORE
>> affordable for even more people."
>>
>> "So we're going to do something about that today. We're on track to ship
>> our
>> 1 millionth iPhone this month -- to get ready for the holidays here's
>> what
>> we're going to do. It's clear customers want the 8GB model -- it's not
>> going
>> to sell for 599 anymore."
>>
>> "Starting today effective immediately, we're pricing it at just $399."
>> (HUGE
>> applause.)
>
> Yes, this is a killer body blow to Verizon, Nokia... there is no way in
> HELL the can compete against the iPhone. It's almost like Steve was
> opening his war chest and selling a phone with 90% more features for a
> 90% lower price. Nokia died today, that's for sure...
>
> The 8GB iPhone at $399... spells the END of many a cell handset maker...

I am hoping they release a 16 GB model for $499. If so I'd buy it and give
my 8 GB to my wife. Actually, I might still buy another 8 GB if I can get it
cheaper than $399 (refurb).


--
Mike

"Tinman" wrote:
>
> I am hoping they release a 16 GB model for $499. If so I'd buy it and give
> my 8 GB to my wife. Actually, I might still buy another 8 GB if I can get
> it cheaper than $399 (refurb).

Or I might get a left-over 4 GB model for the wife. Seems like they are
being blown out at $299, or less (the 4 GB iPhone has been discontinued).


--
Mike

Tinman wrote:
> Just announced. Yep, a $200 price drop!!!

Usually this big of a price drop means that a new model is coming and
they want to clear out inventory of the existing model, but I can't
believe a new model is on the way so soon after the first one.

On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:18:24 -0700, "Tinman" <ask@for.it> wrote:

>I am hoping they release a 16 GB model for $499. If so I'd buy it and give
>my 8 GB to my wife. Actually, I might still buy another 8 GB if I can get it
>cheaper than $399 (refurb).


The 4 Gig model is discontinued. Apparently some Apple stores have
better than $399 prices on any remaining stock.

On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 12:33:41 -0700, SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com>
wrote:

>Tinman wrote:
>> Just announced. Yep, a $200 price drop!!!
>
>Usually this big of a price drop means that a new model is coming and
>they want to clear out inventory of the existing model, but I can't
>believe a new model is on the way so soon after the first one.


Three factors are in play.

1. A price drop was planned from the beginning.

2. Economies of scale when
You make iPhones by the million, and you buy
many millions of the same parts for the new iPod Touch.

3. There will soon be a 16 Gig iPhone.

"SMS" wrote:
> Tinman wrote:
>> Just announced. Yep, a $200 price drop!!!
>
> Usually this big of a price drop means that a new model is coming and they
> want to clear out inventory of the existing model, but I can't believe a
> new model is on the way so soon after the first one.

They dropped the price because of the new iPod Touch. The Touch comes in 8
GB and 16 GB flavors and is $299 and $399 respectively. It looks very
similar to the iPhone, but lacks a phone (of course), Bluetooth, and
speaker/mike.

No "new" iPhone, but the 4 GB model has been dropped. I quoted "new" since I
would like to see a 16 GB iPhone (same as existing models, but with 16 GB).

Apple is also updating ITMS so that music may be purchased via WiFi. Tracks
purchased while on-the-go will get moved into iTunes on the desktop computer
during the next sync.

They have this coming to Starbucks: "If you're in a participating Starbucks,
the iTunes Wi-Fi Music Store on iPhone will have even more to offer. Tap the
Starbucks button to find out what song is playing in the café, then buy it
instantly. You can browse Starbucks playlists to discover new music while
waiting for your mocha. Access the millions of songs available in the iTunes
Store. No connection fee or login is required."


--
Mik

<karlkrandall@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 5 Sep 2007 12:18:24 -0700, "Tinman" <ask@for.it> wrote:
>
>>I am hoping they release a 16 GB model for $499. If so I'd buy it and give
>>my 8 GB to my wife. Actually, I might still buy another 8 GB if I can get
>>it
>>cheaper than $399 (refurb).
>
>
> The 4 Gig model is discontinued. Apparently some Apple stores have
> better than $399 prices on any remaining stock.

They better do better than $399! The price of remaining 4 GB iPhones is
already $299 at the online Apple Store.


--
Mike

At 05 Sep 2007 09:22:17 -0700 Kurt wrote:

> The problem with the PDAs is that they try to be everything for
> everybody.


Agreed.

> I refused to look at 40 field spreadsheets on my Treo.

That's your choice. However, I'm not sure that switching to a phone
that CAN'T is the soution! Like I said with the Swiss Army knife
analogy, editing a spreadsheet on a tiny device isn't the BEST way,
but if it means I can travel without bringing a laptop, it's
certainly acceptable!

> The Word to Go
> was cumbersome (text editing with the tiny keyboard was a really
> inefficient use of my time).

I've used PDAs long enough that both the "hard" and soft keyboards
work well enough, particularly with word completion.


> Laptop is so much faster and a much better use of my time.

As long as you don't mind lugging it with you. I trynot to. For me,
from my first PPC (a Casiopeia E-105!) it's been about NOT dragging a
laptop along.

> I get the
> feeling that some people's work up here is primarily reading
> spreadsheets and Word docs while travelling. If so, you probably do
need
> something that is designed to read these docs.

I'm not sure about that- I think it's more about not knowing exactly
WHAT is coming next, and having access to the appropriate tool when
mobile. Again, that's where the Swiss Army knife comes in. It might
be reviewing a document, calculating and generating a bid, accessing
a corporate website, or reviewing a Powerpoint. Again, you might not
know what is going to be needed. (And when I'm totally down the
river without the proverbial paddle, my last resort is Remote Access
to my desktop. (And that admittedly is a VERY less than perfect
solution on a 2.8" 320x240 screen! But again, Swiss Army- it works,
bails me out of a jam, and is essentially having my PC with me
anywhere!


> I own a pretty busy design company, and where some of it is
managerial,
> the iPhone's ease of use and functions greatly simplified my life.


Which is cool. The right tool for the right job, as they say. Even
Swiss Army knives come in different sizes/configurations. ;-)


--

"I don't need my cell phone to play video games or take pictures
or double as a Walkie-Talkie; I just need it to work. Thanks for
all the bells and whistles, but I could communicate better with
ACTUAL bells and whistles." -Bill Maher 9/25/2003