Apple

Surprise! Price Drop Spurs iPhone Demand, Analysts Stunned

By admin#IM, Wednesday, Sep 12, 2007 a 6:09 pm

From the Department of Duh comes word that Apple's recent $200 price drop on the popular 8GB iPhone has led to a sharp increase in sales. Now I know that news will knock my readers over like bowling pins, but do try and steady yourselves.

Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster conducted a 50 hour survey of Apple Stores (I assume the poor guy took a break sometime) compiling concurrent sales data - cause that's what bean counters do. He came away with less than surprising results; iPhone sales are up, w00t! He reckons that Apple sold 27,000 units per day within a five day period in order to arrive at its ballyhooed 1 million unit milestone. Not bad sales performance, what.

Kidnapping and Extortion: The True Motivation Behind Apple's Decision to Offer iPhone Rebates, Nyuk Nyuk

By admin#IM, Monday, Sep 10, 2007 a 11:25 am

Something to lighten your dreary Monday morning, perhaps? A geek comic strip called HijinksEnsue has posted its hardy har har take on Apple's abrupt decision to recompense iPhone users with Apple Store credits, or whatever they're doling out to us.

Click to laugh, or roll your eyes.

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Apple Sells One Millionth iPhone. McDonald's Looks On Worried

By admin#IM, Monday, Sep 10, 2007 a 9:49 am

Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. Rebels. Round pegs in square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of Treos. And they have no respect for BlackBerries.

You can quote them. Disagree with them. Glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them, because they flash their iPhones in your face constantly, trying to impress everyone around them.

So while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see ~~suckers~~ genius. Because the ones who are crazy enough to spend $600 for a phone...just might be crazy enough to convince others to do the same.

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Holy Crap, He Listened! Steve Offers $100 Apple Store Coupons for Early iPhone Adopters

By admin#IM, Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 a 4:20 pm

Someone pick up my jaw, I'm stunned. In a totally unexpected move Steve Jobs posted a personal letter to customers delivering a peace offering to angry iPhone users upset over yesterdays dramatic price cut. Jobs goes on to reiterate his stance that price cuts come with the territory of being an ealry adopter, but also concedes that we are the pioneers that propelled iPhone on the road to success.

Apple Rolls Out iTunes 7.4, Ringtone Support Included. Now With the Fresh Scent of Lemon

By admin#IM, Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 a 10:13 am

Apple quietly slipped out its promised release of iTunes 7.4, integrating support for yesterdays announced iPod line - as well ringtone support for iPhone, iTunes Wi-Fi Store, and that Starbucks whatchamacallit thing. Beyond that, there really isn't much to say. Once the update is installed a new Ringtone tab is revealed after your iPhone is docked. Guess what that does? I could give a tinker's damn for music ringtones, so I won't be joining you around the campfire singing bad karaoke tunes. Sorry.

The download weighs in roughly 40MB, depending on platform of choice.

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Steve Jobs Flips Early Adopters the Bird, Says "That's Life"

By admin#IM, Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 a 8:50 am

Sibling Rivalry: Will iPod Touch Cannibalize iPhone Sales? Is the Pope Catholic?

By admin#IM, Thursday, Sep 6, 2007 a 12:01 am

Apple may have opened a can of worms by removing all but one reason for buying an iPhone. For starters, they've given the iPhone a vasectomy, freeing of its GSM radio and carrier entanglements, and re-branded it as a standalone product even identical in appearance to its cellular sibling. On paper that seems like a sound strategy for product growth, and it is...for iPod sales. Unfortunately it's not going to do wonders for iPhone's prospects. Many consumers who otherwise might have purchased iPhones will now be offered a choice that will almost certainly lead them to buy an iPod instead.

Apple's iPhone Price Cut Wounds Early Adopters, Wreaks Havoc on my Wallet

By admin#IM, Wednesday, Sep 5, 2007 a 5:37 pm

Angry words and heated accusations were being flung at a certain well known product maker today, and I'm not talking about Mattel's recall of lead-painted toys for tots. Early adopters who patiently stood in long lines on June 29 (including yours truly), eager to be first on the block to own iPhones, are being rewarded with the sudden devaluation of their investments. Today Apple dropped the price of its most popular iPhone model (8GB) by $200, just two months after launch. What cost six Ben Franklins yesterday now costs only $399.

Breaking: Apple Announces HUGE iPhone Price-cut, Now Just $399

By admin#IM, Wednesday, Sep 5, 2007 a 2:17 pm

The title says it all, Steve just announced a major price cut in preparation for holiday sales. Retail price of the ever popular 8GB model, because let's face it no one buys the 4GB model, has been slashed from $599 to...wait for it...$399. Yeah, I know, I just wet myself too.

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Breaking: Steve Jobs Announces iTunes Ringtone Store faints

By admin#IM, Wednesday, Sep 5, 2007 a 1:15 pm

Hot of the presses and live on stage from Moscone Center, Steve Jobs just announced iPhone Ringtones will be available for download via iTunes, in an updated release rolling out later tonight.

Keep watching.