Comments on: Apple Will/Will Not Release an iPhone-esque iPod Anytime soon http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/05/10869/ Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:32:51 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Ian http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/05/10869/comment-page-1/#comment-389692 Ian Tue, 29 May 2007 04:04:01 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/05/10869/#comment-389692 Honestly, I think Apple can pull it off nicely if they set the right price points. The "low-end" iPhone will of course cost $499, which currently is $150 more than the high-end iPod. If they came out with a widescreen multitouch iPod, I can foresee a higher price of $399, but maintain the same capacity (or even reduce it for favor of solid state). With a price difference now of only $100, I imagine people will be torn with the dilemma of paying less for a single-feature iPod, or more for a multi-feature communicator. Think of it as the movie-theater popcorn problem: you're still paying a $5.00 for a thing of popcorn, but for only $0.25 more you can get oh so much more. Honestly, I think Apple can pull it off nicely if they set the right price points. The “low-end” iPhone will of course cost $499, which currently is $150 more than the high-end iPod. If they came out with a widescreen multitouch iPod, I can foresee a higher price of $399, but maintain the same capacity (or even reduce it for favor of solid state). With a price difference now of only $100, I imagine people will be torn with the dilemma of paying less for a single-feature iPod, or more for a multi-feature communicator. Think of it as the movie-theater popcorn problem: you’re still paying a $5.00 for a thing of popcorn, but for only $0.25 more you can get oh so much more.

]]> By: Mr http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/05/10869/comment-page-1/#comment-389684 Mr Tue, 29 May 2007 01:58:40 +0000 http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2007/05/10869/#comment-389684 Its not a matter of cannibalising their sales, its about the detrimental effect it would have on the iPhones Wow factor. (as much as I hate to use that term...) Apple (and commenters) have built up the features of the iphone so much, to Apples benifit, that if an ipod were to arrive at the same time with most of the same features then Wow factor of the iphone would be reduced. They want everyones attention on the iPhone (no distracting iPods). Apple knows that the iphone could sell billions and its not worth forsaking that for anything Its not a matter of cannibalising their sales, its about the detrimental effect it would have on the iPhones Wow factor. (as much as I hate to use that term…)

Apple (and commenters) have built up the features of the iphone so much, to Apples benifit, that if an ipod were to arrive at the same time with most of the same features then Wow factor of the iphone would be reduced. They want everyones attention on the iPhone (no distracting iPods). Apple knows that the iphone could sell billions and its not worth forsaking that for anything

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