In the United States of course where it is going to be released first not Egypt for sure where it will be equal to a fortune for sure
In the United States there will be two types
- 4GB for $499 that is $500 as I love complete numbers not fractions
- 8Gb for $599 that is $600 as I mentioned above why
The shipping will be in July 2007
I don't know about the prices of mobile phones in the United States but a mobile phone that is less than 1000 is considered cheap :)
Yes I know about the dollar price in Egypt now will make the original price will be more than 1000 E.P
anyhow this thing will be added to my Google wishlist ;-)
Source :
For your info, those prices are only when you buy through Cingular (GSM provider in the US) which has an execlusive contract with Apple sell the iPhone with 2 years postpaid lines contracts. We're not sure how it will cost as a stand alone product (which won't be available soon!). From a financial point of view (mine for sure:P), Apple is preparing a recipe for disaster if they won't be able to manage the stream of the new gadgets they're innovating (iPhone, iTV, iPods..etc), why? Becasuse since 2001, 40% of Apple's revenues generated from NON-COMPUTER related products, they're transforming themselves from computer makers into a consumer electronics company, the market of the consumer electronics is based on HIGH VOLUMES-LOW MARGINS products and we have to question their abilities to compete with some of the heavyweights in this sector...for example, the iPOD sales are declining because of other companies who developed models that similar and lower in prices...the heat of the new fashion is slowly fading, and I think this might hit the other new lines of gadgets after the fever is gone. Bottom line, Apple should work more hard to regain its share in the PC/NB market in order to secure enough revenues that will carry them along through time. and btw, Apple's stock price is inflated BIG TIME and we label is as a speculating-short tem stock not a growth stock...too risky.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I can't wait to put my hand on the the new iPhone ASAP to complete my gadgets (iPod, PowerBook and iMAC) :D
Cheers!
ًWell it is good bargain from cingular , added to your anaylsis ,if you remember Apple co was suffering from serious problem in the stock market that threatened them so much
ReplyDeleteso the timing of release of iPhone
quickly to raise their shares
already I don't know how they think to enter the mobile phone industry already they depend upon the "i" mojo thing they got if you look carefully you will find that Nokia and Sony ericasson presented Mp3 mobile phones with even more advanced features
it is marketing thing ,that makes the person buys another ipod despite he has one