We just got a tip that Apple is planning on dropping the prices again on the iPhone and iPod Touch line within the next month or two - perhaps at the late February event, perhaps as late as mid-April. Our tipster says that Apple will drop the prices by $100.
Also, the 8Gb iPod Touch will be dropped from the lineup according to the source. It might also make sense that the 8Gb iPhone would get phased out as well, but it wasn't mentioned in the tip. Inventories will likely be a big factor in the timing so we're keeping an eye out for shortages.
The price drops are likely to make some price spacing for the newer 3G iPhones that are expected to be released later this year - perhaps with the tablets.
The price cuts will also likely spur on iPhone sales which have either been good or bad depending on the week and the source. iPod sales have been brisk but Apple's forcasts have been cautious.
Prices on memory have been plummeting significantly since the current pricing model was revealed to mixed reactions in September - six months ago. Also, admittedly inferior devices like the 32GB Creative Zen have been dropping in price ($299). While not really comparable to the iPod or iPhone, it does illustrate the falling prices of flash storage - the only differentiator between iPod and iPhone models.
For what it is worth, Forbes is also advising its readers to hold off on buying iPhones as they think the 3G model is right around the corner. May?
No specifics were given but the iPod Nano line might also be the beneficiary of decreased memory pricing and might see capacities double in size.
The new prices are expected to be:
8Gb iPod Touch $199 8Gb iPhone - $299
16Gb iPod Touch $299 16Gb iPhone - $399
32Gb iPod Touch $399
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I bet they keep the 8gb
I bet they keep the 8gb iphone at $299 so they can reach the 10 million mark as soon as possible.
So basically, Apple stands
So basically, Apple stands to piss off a whole bunch of customers AGAIN. I wonder if they'll be giving out $100 credits this time.
I think $100 is a lot easier
I think $100 is a lot easier to swallow. Especially when there are gifts of the SDK variety being doled out.
I highly doubt that they
I highly doubt that they will once again give $100 rebate given that prices of cell phones are supposed to fall rapidly due to copetiton. I would say that there is not thing like the iphone out in the market at the time but if they want to reach the 10 million mark they will have to drop prices in 6 or 4 month increments.
for all those bitching about
for all those bitching about price drops, how about you just never buy any apple product, period. or just keep waiting for the price to drop because eventually it will get to $0 and you'll be able to use it for free!
AAPL sucks. The leemings
AAPL sucks. The leemings line up to buy their proudcts, and apple does its best to screw its most loyal fans again and again. I have had enough.
Good riddance!
Good riddance!
way to spell, jerkwad.
way to spell, jerkwad.
I don't understand this
I don't understand this mentality in any way whatsoever by American consumers (& yes I am American).
When you buy a car and drive it off the lot, does it lose it's value? Yes!
When you buy clothes at the store, will they likely go on sale sometime later that year to make room for newer styles? Yes!
They why in the world would you think you can buy an iPod or an iPhone and not have the price go down exponentially over time (like everything else in life)?
If you want the latest and greatest, just buy it, but know that there will always be something "better" so you have to choose wisely as to when you buy something.
For instance, I've known that V2 was going to be better the whole time and even though my friends have iPhones and they are AWESOME, I am going to sweat it out until they release the new one. It is that simple. But guess what? A year or two later it will be more powerful and probably "better" so should I cry wolf then too? I don't get it.
This is right up there with lazy auto worker unions wondering why their jobs are being shipped over seas when they want less hours and more money when their competition wants less money and more hours and are willing to work for it. Aside from when you are born, who you are born to, when you die and how you die. You are a product of your own decisions. How's this for a little iPhone related rant and revelation?
Indeed. My VCR is worth $0
Indeed. My VCR is worth $0 now. WHERE'S MY REBATE???
lols to the past
lmao, cant believe u still have one of those old fossils
EXACTLY!!
WELL SAID!!!!!! I'VE WANTED AN ITOUCH SINCE THEY FIRST HIT THE STORES....BUT I KNOW THEY WILL COME DOWN IN PRICE, AND UNTIL THEN, I'LL BE HAPPY W/ MY 30GB VIDEO. MY SHUFFLE, THAT COST $80 EARLIER LAST YEAR, IS NOW $50. AM I BITCHING AND MOANING BECAUSE I "GOT SCREWED" BY APPLE?? HELL NO!! DOES APPLE OWE ME $30?? HELL NO!! IT'S CALLED A "STUPID TAX".....EVERYBODY PAYS IT EVENTUALLY WHENEVER THEY CAN'T WAIT TO GET THE HOTTEST GADGET THAT JUST HIT THE MARKET! IF YOU WANT IT...THEN BY ALL MEANS BUY IT. JUST DON'T GRIPE WHEN THE PRICE DROPS LATER! SOME OF YOU PEOPLE POSTING THESE COMMENTS ACT LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER MADE A PURCHASE BEFORE IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE! IF YOU WANT TO SPEND MONEY ON SOMETHING NOT LIKELY TO DEPRECIATE, BUY SOME LAND AND STAY AWAY FROM ELECTRONINCS AND TECHNOLOGY.
damnit remind me why i paid
damnit
remind me why i paid 400 bucks for the 16gb ipod touch in the first place?
since then theres been
-capacity upgrades (which i would have gotten)
-software upgrades (which i paid $20 for)
-possibly price drops???
apple, dont get me wrong, i love your stuff
but you piss me off
if you bought a 32 gig ipod
if you bought a 32 gig ipod touch at the end of feb for 399, you would be bitching in august when a 64 gb ipod touch with wimax or 3g comes out for that same 399.
perhaps you would be better off sitting in your house and never buying anything. everything is going to get better, faster, slimmer, and cheaper.
Sure, but I would bitch a
Sure, but I would bitch a whole lot more, when that "64G-wimax-3G ipod touch" I bought in august for 399 gets a pricecut in september to 299. That's what's happening here: early adopters, which have been the core of Apple's customers, are being screwed over and over and over...
And an SDK is not a "gift"; it's putting right what was wrong in the first place.
contrary to what you may
contrary to what you may believe, you're not an "early adopter". quit your crying.
Sure thing apple schill.
Sure thing apple schill. S/he is right. Apple does nothing but screw it most loyal customers. Price drops happen but 30% price cuts on new products "meeting sales targets" a few weeks after introduction? I do not think so. Also, nice how apple kept the new iphone and touch under complete raps at the recent conference to prevent returns from all those ripped off teenagers who got them at Christmas. Apple sucks.
damnit, you bought the iPod
damnit, you bought the iPod Touch because you could be the first kid on your block to have one. You got that. You gloried in it and paid extra for bragging rights.
Quit your bitchin'. You got what you paid for and Apple owes you nothing. It made no promises not to lower the price later. In fact, Steve jobs said he would.
Actions have consequences; we have to accept them. All you are doing is begging to get something for nothing. That is disgraceful and immature.
Preach it brotha! We all
Preach it brotha! We all have choices in life, and we are responsible for them!
Do you (those who are
Do you (those who are complaining) go back to the car dealer the year after you buy a new car and expect them to give you the next years model because they've made improvements? If not, you should, because you obviously think that they ripped you off by selling you something that isn't as nice as a future product! (let us know what they say, I could use a laugh). What about your computer? have they gotten cheaper? ...put them on the list of companies to complain too.
I am planning on buying a Touch, but not until the price drops. I have another music/video player that works OK, and I don't feel the need to have to get the newest/best/priciest thing on the market.
anyway... companies lower costs on their products, how dare they!!
becasue u r an idiot who
becasue u r an idiot who wanted to be the first person on the block to have the ipod and brag about it. u arent patient and paid ur price
I highly doubt the $100
I highly doubt the $100 price drop would occur this month. Apple just released the 16 iPhone and 32GB iPod Touch and will not be dropping prices on them before late March or early April at the earliest.
When will they unlock the video capabilities of the iPhone? They sure are taking a while.
I believe Apple had learned
I believe Apple had learned a lesson with the iPhone price drop, the chance of it happening is very slim..
Did your tip also gave you the info that Apple sold 5 millions iPhone?
Oddly enough it was the same
Oddly enough it was the same tipster. You must have visited us from Macrumors, there is no way you thought of that yourself.
You are the only who said
You are the only who said Apple sold 5m iPhones and the rest is history, and history is taken advantage of by the pundits to short Apple shares. Very sad for those people who bought Apple high and still holding on.
Well first lets just agree
Well first lets just agree to stop the whining about price drops. That is the way the electronics industry has always worked. If it didn't 99% of americans wouldn't be able to afford half the stuff in theri homes.
APPLE frankly needst to do something with respect to its high prices. I mean really the Iphone is suppose to be something you purchase out right yet Apple is receiving income from you for two years. in other words you are paying Apple a lot more for the iPhone than what the cash register receipt indicates. Considering the grossly over priced nature of the hardware it is not that dififcult to see where prices are going.
That is the iPhone but the Touch is also over priced in its own way. How it got that way is different than the iPhone but the result is the same in the marketplace. People wondering if it is worth it. In ths case people can clearly see what the value of the Flash is in these devices, so they only need to recognize the perceived value of the rest of the hardware. Frankly many will not put a lot of value on the large screen that is accompanied by small storage and new device limitations.
But 99% of americans CAN'T
But 99% of americans CAN'T afford the stuff in their homes! Have you seen the stock exchanges, interest rates, etc. at all?
Moore's law talks about doubling the number of transistors every year, for the same price. That is what we are used to.
So doubling the number of transistors, but for a premium price, is weird (as in: different from what we're used to). Then dropping the price after a short time is harassment.
But I still want my iPhone...
Is there anywhere I can go to get Apple-rehab? I need to stay away from the Apple...
Moore's law states that the
Moore's law states that the number of transistors will double every two years.
price drop? can anyone say
price drop? can anyone say 3G? now try saying it with these three letters G, P, S at the end. can you do that? ::::::::::: 3G , GPS :||
now what i wonder is if they
now what i wonder is if they will try to charge like $100 premium on the 3G (i.e have a 16gb iphone $399 and 16gb 3G at $499) then EVERYONE should be pissed cuz that 3G chip costs apple an extra $2 AT MAX compared to the normal one and knowin apple they will charge that $100 then in two months drop the normal one and go 16gb 3G for $399 by end of summer....so i will hold off till then and then BUY BUY BUY