Thankful I got my SE for $160. Best regards,
Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Gordon Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2019 3:19 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine And of course Apple has brought the SE back for $249 for the 32 gig version and $299 for the 128. This will help keep them in the game giving those who are working with a budget an opportunity to have an iPhone. For years Android was so popular because you could get several phones for under $100. I'm surprised that Apple hasn't introduced something like that. But these Apple products are built to last, so that $249 SE could last as long as several of the Androids under $100. On 1/22/2019 2:04 AM, Deidre Muccio wrote: > Three or four years ago I was quoted a price of 700 not including tax foran > iPhone 6 from an Apple store. I bought one for 350 as a deal from my carrier. > And yes you can even buy a new one for $150 as long is two years ago and that > is an Apple iPhone from AARP. So no not all iPhones of cost as much as $1000 > over the past years. > > Deidre > > >> On Jan 22, 2019, at 1:53 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> By the way, Mark, I mean no offense, but I have to say I'm surprised you >> post such link bait. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf >> Of M. Taylor >> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 9:17 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: The End Of Apple, Forbes Magazine >> >> The End Of Apple >> By Stephen McBride >> >> "Oh man, that's almost a month's rent for me." >> Here I am sitting in a cab in New York City. >> I'm headed uptown to Columbia University where we'll hold the >> first-ever American Disruption Summit. (You can register to watch for >> free here.) The driver and I are talking about the absurd price tag >> of the latest Apple >> (AAPL) iPhone. >> He's shocked when I tell him the cheapest model is $1,149. >> "Who can afford that?" he asks. >> >> Apple's Imminent Crash Has Begun >> Apple has had an incredible decade. >> Since the iPhone debuted in 2007, the company's sales have jumped tenfold. >> The stock has soared over 700%. >> And up until last November, it was the world's largest publicly >> traded company. >> But two weeks ago, Apple issued a rare warning that shocked investors. >> For the first time since 2002, the company slashed its earnings forecast. >> The stock plunged 10% for its worst day in six years. >> This capped off a horrible few months in which Apple stock crashed >> about 35% from its November peak. >> >> That erased $446 billion in shareholder value-the biggest wipeout of >> wealth in a single stock ever. >> And it's only the beginning. >> Apple's Strong Revenue Growth Hides a Dirty Secret If you looked at >> Apple's sales numbers, you wouldn't see anything wrong. >> Since 2001, Apple has seen steady revenue growth: >> >> By this measure, Apple's business seems perfectly healthy. But >> there's a secret hidden behind these headline numbers. >> Despite the revenue growth, Apple is selling fewer iPhones every year. >> In fact, iPhone unit sales peaked way back in 2015. Last year, Apple >> sold 14 million fewer phones than it did three years ago. >> Apple Kept Revenue Growth Only by Raising iPhone Prices In 2010, you >> could buy a brand-new iPhone 4 for 199 bucks. >> In 2014, the newly released iPhone 6 cost 299 bucks. >> Today the cheapest model of the latest iPhone X costs $1,149! >> It's a 500% hike from what Apple charged eight years ago. >> But technology always gets cheaper over time. >> Not so long ago, a flat-screen high-definition TV was a luxury. Even >> a small one cost thousands of dollars. Today you can get a 55-inch >> one from Best Buy for $500. >> In 1984, Motorola sold the first cell phone for $4,000. The average >> price for a smartphone today is $320, according to research firm IDC. >> Cell phone prices have come down roughly 92%. And yet, Apple has >> hiked its smartphone prices by 500%! >> Frankly, it's remarkable that Apple has managed to pull this off. >> But let me tell you this. >> Apple Can't Raise Prices Anymore >> It comes down to the lifecycle of disruptive businesses. >> Twelve years ago, only 120 million people owned a cell phone. Today >> over five billion people own a smartphone, according to IDC. >> Apple was the driving force behind this explosion. As the dominant >> player in a rapidly growing market, it become the most profitable >> publicly traded company in history. >> Then iPhone sales growth stalled in 2015. This would've been the end >> for most businesses. >> But Apple did a masterful job of extending its prime through price hikes. >> Its prestigious brand and army of die-hard fans allowed it to charge >> prices that seemed crazy just a few years ago. >> But now iPhone price hikes have gone about as far as they can go. >> After all, what's the most you would pay for a smartphone? >> $1,500? >> $2,000? >> >> How bad is this? It's so bad that Apple now keeps it a secret. >> In November, Apple announced it would stop disclosing iPhone unit sales. >> This is a very important piece of information. Investors deserve to know it. >> Yet Apple now keeps it secret. >> Keep in Mind, the iPhone is Apple's Crown Jewel iPhone generates >> two-thirds of Apple's overall sales. >> Let that sink in. >> A publicly traded company that makes most of its money from selling >> phones is no longer telling investors how many phones it sells! >> And its other business lines can't pick up the slack for falling >> iPhone sales. >> Twenty percent of Apple's revenue comes from iPads and computers. >> Those segments are also stagnant. >> Which means 86% of Apple's business is going nowhere. >> Could Apple go the other way and slash iPhone prices? >> I ran the numbers. >> If Apple cut prices back to 2016 levels, it would have to sell 41 >> million additional phones just to match 2018's revenue. >> >> Will Apple Meet Nokia's Fate? >> Before Apple, Nokia (NOK) was king of cell phones. >> In 2007 the front-cover headline of a major business magazine read: >> "Nokia: One billion customers-can anyone catch the cell phone king?" >> The iPhone debuted in 2007. 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