Comments on: AT&T to cut iPhone price to $199 – right after pigs fly http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/ Apple Gazette - An Apple Blog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:09:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-84256 Michael Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:49:11 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/#comment-84256 @kirkjerk Yup - I was 100% wrong on this one. :) No denying it. @kirkjerk

Yup – I was 100% wrong on this one. :)

No denying it.

]]> By: kirkjerk http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-84254 kirkjerk Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:43:09 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/#comment-84254 hahaha, guess you were wrong on this one! to bad this is one of the top match for "iphone todo recurring" hahaha, guess you were wrong on this one!
to bad this is one of the top match for “iphone todo recurring”

]]> By: paladin http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-81311 paladin Tue, 06 May 2008 18:56:54 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/#comment-81311 wake up, they will definitely lower prices going forward (around 08 summer). sales of existing 8gb are slowing in expectations of new products and price decreases, this creates pressure for apple t olover prices. Meanwhile competition kicks (MSFT today). What apple did is called market skimming and is commonly used in imperfect markets when one producer has pricing power, which thanks to high tech apple had/have. Angry "rich boys" that made a fool of themselves by standing in a sheep line to pay what 600 or was it 700 for a phone 6months back can cry but they were too happy target not to shoot at. They paid (with inflated $ anyway) what they could effort. Lets focus now older and lover end products (8gb's) to common pple, $299 sounds definitely reasonably to me. 200 down is too much, but another 100 slide for 8gb is in the cards. imho wake up, they will definitely lower prices going forward (around 08 summer). sales of existing 8gb are slowing in expectations of new products and price decreases, this creates pressure for apple t olover prices. Meanwhile competition kicks (MSFT today).

What apple did is called market skimming and is commonly used in imperfect markets when one producer has pricing power, which thanks to high tech apple had/have. Angry “rich boys” that made a fool of themselves by standing in a sheep line to pay what 600 or was it 700 for a phone 6months back can cry but they were too happy target not to shoot at. They paid (with inflated $ anyway) what they could effort. Lets focus now older and lover end products (8gb’s) to common pple, $299 sounds definitely reasonably to me. 200 down is too much, but another 100 slide for 8gb is in the cards. imho

]]> By: Vincent Colombo http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-81162 Vincent Colombo Fri, 02 May 2008 05:59:51 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/#comment-81162 That's why I'd guess it would be a rebate with a two year contract activation rather than just a discount taken directly off the purchase price of the phone. I'm not saying it is going to happen, I just think it would make sense. I seem to recall Steve Jobs stating that he'd love to see the iPhone at a $99 price point eventually. That’s why I’d guess it would be a rebate with a two year contract activation rather than just a discount taken directly off the purchase price of the phone. I’m not saying it is going to happen, I just think it would make sense. I seem to recall Steve Jobs stating that he’d love to see the iPhone at a $99 price point eventually.

]]> By: Michael http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/comment-page-1/#comment-81111 Michael Thu, 01 May 2008 16:09:38 +0000 http://www.applegazette.com/rumors/att-to-cut-iphone-price-right-after-pigs-fly/#comment-81111 @Vincent Colombo I understand what you're saying - they know that the person buying it will have to subscribe to them, and they don't get that from AppleTV...but as the current method of activation stands, that's not entirely true. Per the current agreement with At&t, you take your iPhone home with you, or it shows up in the mail, and you activate it through iTunes - unless that changes there is no guarantee that an individual is actually going to sign up after purchasing. Regardless, I still do not believe that Apple is going to allow At&t to devalue the price of the new phone. @Vincent Colombo

I understand what you’re saying – they know that the person buying it will have to subscribe to them, and they don’t get that from AppleTV…but as the current method of activation stands, that’s not entirely true. Per the current agreement with At&t, you take your iPhone home with you, or it shows up in the mail, and you activate it through iTunes – unless that changes there is no guarantee that an individual is actually going to sign up after purchasing.

Regardless, I still do not believe that Apple is going to allow At&t to devalue the price of the new phone.

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