cacoPremium
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Whittier, AK | Round 2- Economy vs iPhone IMO Apple is going to have a harder time getting these off the shelf. Consumers are thinking more about gasoline than replacing their cellphone.
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 Count ZeroMD2BePremium
join:2007-01-18
Warner Robins, GA | Quite true, and what's with this $18 or $36 upgrade fee?
The first gen iPhone data plans were quite fair, and the price for the phone was (after the price reduction) very much in line with market forces (obviously)... but these new plans are going to at least after the "newness" wears off be a harder sell unless the economy turns around. |
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We'll see in 10 days.
These things will fly off the shelves. I don't plan on getting one, I need tactile keys myself but everyone else I know wants one. My brother's father in law who is over 60 has a 1st gen iPhone. I don't think he even owns a computer. Brand recognition is out there for these things. |
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| said by ninjatutle:These things will fly off the shelves. They will fly off the shelves..but they will not meet sales expectations.
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 N3OGHYo Soy Col. "Bat" GuanoPremium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
kudos:1 | reply to caco
said by caco:IMO Apple is going to have a harder time getting these off the shelf. Consumers are thinking more about gasoline than replacing their cellphone. No shit.
I used to have the data plan with my Verizon cell phone (V Cast, so it didn't eat my minutes) and a TXT message plan.
I dropped both. Sure, I miss having the convenience of having internet on my cell phone (not a smart phone), but I can live without it. saved $10/mo.
I dropped a lot of things in the past 6 months. Digital cable, the comprehensive/collision insurance on the car, the DVR box.
I'm looking for more "frills" to cut. I plan on paying my bills on time.
A pricey phone with a very expensive data plan? Anyone signing up for that should be thinking twice.
Besides, 3 of my co workers have iPhones. They hate them. It was an impulse buy and they wish they had the money back. Now they're stuck for another year.
Glad I didn't get one, and I won't be buying one...
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| Not everyone is feeling the pinch as badly. I haven't cut back on anything. People are still earning money and spending it. |
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N3OGHYo Soy Col. "Bat" GuanoPremium
join:2003-11-11
Philly burbs
kudos:1 | reply to ninjatutle
Re: Round 2- Economy vs iPhone said by ninjatutle:Not everyone is feeling the pinch as badly. I haven't cut back on anything. People are still earning money and spending it. Oh, I'm still earning money. I'm just not spending it on things like iPhones and data plans.
I'm directing the bulk of my disposable income to debt reduction and maintaining an emergency fund.
I'm not really feeling the pinch per se. I'm relatively underpaid for my education level, but that comes with public service and I understand that.
But, I think things are going to get a whole lot worse before they get better (wait until winter when folks here on the East Coast have to heat their homes) and the smart position is to forgo such niceties until things improve.
I'm not the only one thinking this way right now....
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*Looks off in other direction*
No, especially with GPS and the app store, they wont meet sales expectations... no one wants that stuff... |
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| said by FastiBook:*Looks off in other direction* No, especially with GPS and the app store, they wont meet sales expectations... no one wants that stuff... One of the best things about the iPhone when it first came out was that it is a smartphone with a reasonable data plan attached to it. An all in one data plan at a pretty good price.
Now it doesn't have that. Apple is going to let AT&T screw this one up for them. The only saving grace is that the iPhone will be sold in other countries. That will only take it so far.
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said by kfsutops:said by ninjatutle:These things will fly off the shelves. They will fly off the shelves..but they will not meet sales expectations. »Apple: 1 Million 3G iPhones Sold In 3 Days
Not too bad. |
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I said they will fly off the shelves at first. Most people that are buying these right now are people that already own one and is upgrading. What do you do after that?
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| If they are upgrading, they must like the product enough to stick with the company and buy an upgraded version. I don't think many in Japan are upgrading though.
I like my Windows Smartphone. When the time comes, I'll buy another Windows Smartphone. This goes to show, people are still spending. All of these American buyers are willingly paying $15/month in service or whatever the price is. |
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