Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-12 Thread Gautam John
On 9/13/07, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i don't see what the big deal is with the price drop I think what Apple didn't see was that consumers don't really like it when companies, Apple and its Reality Distortion Field included, follow business practices that tend towards profi

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-12 Thread Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
On Fri, 2007-09-07 at 10:18 +0530, Gautam John wrote: > "So Steve does things like this because he can. It reaffirms his iron > grip over both Apple and Apple's customers. i don't see what the big deal is with the price drop (though clearly it affects profitability, hence the effect on share pric

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-07 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Fri, Sep 07, 2007 at 11:36:53AM +0530, Biju Chacko wrote: > Don't worry about Eugen either -- he's just a grouch. ;-) You *are* correct. I've been severely pissed about a number of political issues, and this is starting to seep into the online persona. -- Eugen* Leitl http://leitl.org";>leit

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Gautam John
On 9/7/07, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It appears that AT&T just provides the cell towers as a service to > Apple and Apple's customers. This is Apple's show all the way through. It is beginning to look like that. And unless Apple steps in to lock down the phone (post the new

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Kiran Jonnalagadda
On 07-Sep-07, at 11:22 AM, Gautam John wrote: Well, yes. But here they did it within three months of launch and by third. Which makes it rather unusual in terms of time, amount and the fact that they run this horse along with AT&T. It appears that AT&T just provides the cell towers as a servic

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Biju Chacko
On 9/7/07, Anil Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The purpose of my posting the link and query was to solicit list-member's > reactions on this unusual change in Apple's pricing policy as well as > initiate a discussion (assuming if it interested anyone at all). You rarely have to justify a post

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Gautam John
On 9/7/07, Kiran Jonnalagadda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not sure what's so unusual about this. Apple has consistently > slashed iPod prices every six months or so for several years. Well, yes. But here they did it within three months of launch and by third. Which makes it rather unusual in

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Kiran Jonnalagadda
On 07-Sep-07, at 9:02 AM, Anil Kumar wrote: The purpose of my posting the link and query was to solicit list- member's reactions on this unusual change in Apple's pricing policy as well as initiate a discussion (assuming if it interested anyone at all). I'm not sure what's so unusual about th

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Gautam John
On 9/7/07, Anil Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The purpose of my posting the link and query was to solicit list-member's > reactions on this unusual change in Apple's pricing policy as well as > initiate a discussion (assuming if it interested anyone at all). I think Cringely has it down pat

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Anil Kumar
et > Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 10:51:37 +0200 > Subject: Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price > On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 07:40:21AM +0530, Anil Kumar wrote: > > > My comments and questions - There's some speculation that this > price-drop is > > because of decreasing s

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Venkat Mangudi
Madhu Menon wrote: >> I think I need a new procmail recipe, which filters anything with >> iphone in it right to /dev/null > > So you meant to say, iDontCare? > I think he meant iBored...

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Madhu Menon
Eugen Leitl wrote: On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 07:40:21AM +0530, Anil Kumar wrote: My comments and questions - There's some speculation that this price-drop is because of decreasing sales. Could that be true - if yes, what's the reason? Also, is it possible to expect the iphone in India sooner th

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Charles Haynes
On 9/6/07, Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think I need a new procmail recipe, which filters anything with > iphone in it right to /dev/null :0 BH * iphone /dev/null You're welcome. -- Charles

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Eugen Leitl
On Thu, Sep 06, 2007 at 07:40:21AM +0530, Anil Kumar wrote: > My comments and questions - There's some speculation that this price-drop is > because of decreasing sales. Could that be true - if yes, what's the > reason? Also, is it possible to expect the iphone in India sooner than > in 2008 (a

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-05 Thread Deepa Mohan
The iPhone drops its price by $200.no wonder the earlier buyers are now iRate! Deepa. On 9/6/07, Anil Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Associated Press > *Apple Cuts iPhone Price, Updates iPods* > By MAY WONG and RACHEL KONRAD 09.05.07, 9:21 PM ET > > SAN FRANCISCO - > > *Apple Inc.* slash

[silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-05 Thread Anil Kumar
Associated Press *Apple Cuts iPhone Price, Updates iPods* By MAY WONG and RACHEL KONRAD 09.05.07, 9:21 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO - *Apple Inc.* slashed the price of the top iPhone by $200 Wednesday to bolster holiday sales, but also angered loyal customers who paid top dollar in the gadget's first 10 w