iPhone Price Cut… Not!
My friend Jon sent me this link on the iPhone from Fortune. These are some of the worst rumors I have read so far. To see my predictions from back in March check this out.
First off they say that the new 3G iPhone will be $200 cheaper with a 2 year contract. The contract is require at the current price of the iPhone (non-3G) so this will basically be a free $200 bucks off, Fortune predicts. However, this is not going to be available at Apple retail or online stores, but only through AT&T. Why would they have a $200 price difference for the same product?
Of course we have a magical lock or program to make this fake story possibly true.
The new iPhone sold by AT&T will likely be locked or programmed so buyers can’t take the cheaper iPhone to another phone service.
Why would Apple develop two firmwares versions just for AT&T? That doesn’t seem like anything Apple would ever do. And having to maintain two firmwares during updates and patches. Also making sure this magical lock or program doesn’t cause any security holes and other problems… yuck!
Also just to nit pick the story a little more and rub salt in the wound most rumors say that the new iPhone will be slightly larger then the current model, not sleeker.
some extra shine on the even sleeker new Apple (AAPL) iPhone.
Wrong again Fortune.
And they predict the release date was….
The new iPhone is expected to be released on the one-year anniversary of the original iPhone debut June 27 or thereabouts.
OOHH I’m sorry you lose again. The correct answer is June 9-13th, 2008. Why? Well read my first rumors article and you’ll know why. =)
The only thing I can think of is that they might drop the price of the older model iPhones down by $200. The new 3G iPhones might not cost as much either… but no where near a $200 price drop.
For spreading evil lies and giving false hope, Fortune.cnn.com you lose 500 internets. Game Over!
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