reasons why the I-phone will fail
It's brilliant, beautiful, groundbreaking. But there are a few serious hurdles Apple (AAPL) will have to clear if it wants to truly revolutionize the communications world with the iPhone it announced yesterday:
Price: As it stands now, the iPhone will cost $500 for a 4GB version and $600 for an 8GB version. That probably will place it among the most expensive phones and media players on the market. What's not clear, though, is whether those prices are before or after any subsidies Cingular might offer to get people to sign up for service plans. (Carriers typically discount phones by $200 or so to entice people to sign up for extended plans. If $500 and $600 are prices without a subsidy and service contract commitment, it could be a decent...
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Price: As it stands now, the iPhone will cost $500 for a 4GB version and $600 for an 8GB version. That probably will place it among the most expensive phones and media players on the market. What's not clear, though, is whether those prices are before or after any subsidies Cingular might offer to get people to sign up for service plans. (Carriers typically discount phones by $200 or so to entice people to sign up for extended plans. If $500 and $600 are prices without a subsidy and service contract commitment, it could be a decent...
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The revenge of Verizon (and Samsung): Apple has painted itself into a corner and created its own problem – the iPhone announcement got the world excited about super-capable phones, even though most people (especially those under 25) won't be able to afford an iPhone. Also, Apple also decided to sign a multi-year exclusive deal with Cingular (T), which instantly makes it the enemy of not only every phone maker in the world, but also every other carrier in the United States – including giant Verizon (VZ). What's more, by announcing in January 2007 that the iPhone won't arrive in Asia until 2008, Apple has given electronics rivals Samsung and Sony (SNE) (among others)
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Thats cool, who knows what the price will end up really being when June rolls around, and by then it might be 3G...all I know is I want it, and I will buy it, I don't care about the cost.
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Definitely!
The ipod was well worth it. The ipod had crazy prices too initially.
Plus, the iphone shown is just the beginning of iphones. Hence future products like "iphone nano". Must always keep the high school and college population in mind.
Yup, can't wait until the summer. 😈
The ipod was well worth it. The ipod had crazy prices too initially.
Plus, the iphone shown is just the beginning of iphones. Hence future products like "iphone nano". Must always keep the high school and college population in mind.
Yup, can't wait until the summer. 😈
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