Posts by Marcin

Apple slashes iPhone prices

re: Frank Bough

'Errr... the N95 is available FREE on an 18 month contract where I live. What was that you were saying about image tarnishing?'

The N95 is available free but on which plan?

iPhone is not being sold as handset only and the cheapest unlocked phone can be found on ebay @ $859.95 + shipping. A better comparison will be available when the rev2 of that phone when it hits the european market which is by far more competitive than US. Only then a proper apples to apples comparison can be made.

Very interesting economic ideas

Not 'where' but WHEN have You formed Your ideas on economics? And by whom?

600 USD is a price tag that places the 8GB iPhone in the upper tier alongside the N95 ($683.51 one Ebay + shipping). This price and the 'status symbol' tag work well together.

By slashing the price Apple has rid the current version of the iPhone of it's 'status symbol' aura and has tarnished the 'iPhone' brand. Either they are short sighted profiteers, plan to launch a second revision shortly and have to shift stock OR they believe that their clients have short memory.

Finally, by this drop in price, Apple have turned down the aspirations of it's customers as the iPhone is now mid-mainstream and thus lost some of it's credibility in the eyes of the most loyal clients.

This was written by a happy owner of a SPV 650 (HTC 710)