iPhone price drop…
Apple just went and killed the 4GB iPhone, and dropped the price of the 8GB model to $399. Two and a half months, and a $200 price drop. Wow.
Thanks Steve. By the way, the wife says I no longer can buy new Apple products the day they come out. I’ll have to wait 2-3 months first. Sorry.
UPDATE: Double ouch. Even the refurbs have dropped. For $349, you can now get a refurbished 8GB iPhone.
Posted: September 6, 2007 / Category: iPhone
Is AT&T killing the iPhone?
It seems that the iPhone is facing a somewhat hostile AT&T retail sales force. According to MacDailyNews and iPhone Topic stories, several AT&T retail outlets have removed the iPhones from their displays, and are refusing to show them to interested customers unless they buy them first.
If this is true, and prevalent, it could prove troublesome for Apple. Although Apple clearly has the upper hand in the iPhone selling experience, the success of the iPhone does depend upon distribution. And as any Mac user from the 90’s will tell you, letting a hostile retail outlet control your customers buying experience can have devastating results.
Nobody outside of AT&T and Apple knows how long the AT&T exclusive sales deal is slated to last. If low paid AT&T employees are truly anti-iPhone, then the exclusive arrangement cant end soon enough for Apple. Many will argue that the iPod success was largely based upon broad distribution from stores like Best Buy, Circuit City, and other electronics store chains. The sooner Apple can expand iPhone sales to a wider chain, the faster they will hit their sales mark.
Posted: August 1, 2007 / Category: iPhone
iPhone Update 1.01
So the first iPhone update has hit the wire. It is available through iTunes, and should present itself immediately upon connecting your iPhone. So far, it looks like it is mostly bug fixes related to Safari. There are a few reports of minor interface tweaks, but for the most part, the update covers bug fixes mainly for Mobile Safari.
I didn’t have any trouble updating my iPhone. The update did seem like it stalled mid-way through, but it finally finished without any problems.
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