Apple Adds Features, Drops Price of iPhone
Sep 5, 2007, 2:01 PM by (staff)
Apple today announced several additions to the iPhone at an event showcasing the device along side its iPod cousins. Users can now create ringtones from songs they have purchased from the iTunes Music Store. They can select up to 30 seconds of a purchased song to use as a ringtone, however it will cost an additional 99 cents. In an update coming later this month, the iPhone will also get the ability to browse the complete iTunes Music Store, purchase and download tracks right to the phone over Wi-Fi. Tracks will be synced back to computers for playback there as well. Users will be able to do this for free from any open network, or from any Starbucks. Apple also dropped the price of the 8 GB iPhone $200 to $399. The 4 GB model will only be sold while current supplies last.
source: Apple
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iSuppli Backpedals On Earlier iPhone Sales Estimates...
Now they're saying, oops, the Blackberry line actually outsold the iPhone 2-to-1.
Again, MuchD, this is what happens when you rely on only one analyst for your info: โน๏ธ
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/09/11/iphone ... »
SUCKERS!!!
oh what....sorry, I fell asleep reading that boring post!
This phone is still worth the money I paid for it! I love every minute of having this phone.
pennyless10 said:
LMAO ๐คฃ I knew waiting would be worth it, the phone dropped in price $200!! all i have to say to everyone who paid $600 is "nana NA na NANA" ๐
Normally I'd say it's not nice to gloat.
But...
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Apple's Jobs Sorry for iPhone Price Cut
By JORDAN ROBERTSON
AP Technology Writer
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$ for 4 gig iPhone?
An additional 99 cents for ringtones? That's gay!!
BIG Price Drop = Problems In iPhoneLand?
Apple does NOT like to drop prices, at least not that much and that soon. Something's up. Perhaps the iPhone isn't meeting internal sales projections?
I'm sure Apple will put on a brave face and turn the spin machine on, but I'm thinking they really want momentum in the US market before intro'ing the iPhone in Europe later this year, and Asia in '08. And it looks like they weren't getting said momentum at the old price points, even with all the hype.
That said, I do think the 'iPhone 2.0' will be a very good product, assuming it addresses most of the current iPhone's weaknesses (no 3G, no voice calling, no GPS, no Flash support, no MMS, etc.)
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SystemShock said:
Whoa. 200 buck price drop, THAT soon? ๐ณ
Apple does NOT like to drop prices, at least not that much and that soon. Something's up. Perhaps the iPhone isn't meeting internal sales projections? ...
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SystemShock said:...
Whoa. 200 buck price drop, THAT soon? ๐ณ
Apple does NOT like to drop prices, at least not that much and that soon. Something's up. Perhaps the iPhone isn't meeting internal sales projections?
I'm sure Apple
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New iPhone vs iTouch
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Starbucks???
Does this mean T-Mobile is making money off of the iPhone without having a deal with Apple? Truly the "Jesus Phone." ๐
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Talk about tightwads!
$20 a week!
Apple Price Cut on iPhone Shakes Investors
Apple Inc.'s move to lop $200 off the price of the iPhone, unveiled as part of a revamp of the features, design and pricing of its family of portable gadgets, spooked investors as a sign of possible weakness, sending Apple's shares down 5.1%.
The top price of the iPhone, a device introduced with much fanfare in June, will fall to $399 from $599, Apple said. Chief Executive Steve Jobs, at a company event here yesterday, said Apple remained "on track" to meet its previous goal of shipping one million iPhones by the end of this month.
...Still, Apple's shares shed $7.40 on the news, falling to $136.76 in 4 p.m. trading on the Nasd ...
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