The 3GS model is blowing the doors off. It is free, runs iOS5 and iCloud, and has access to most Apps. It's pretty silly for this analyst to dismiss it so readily
I love Apple's strategy of moving the older products down the price ladder. As someone above just said, Apple is simply going to move the iPhone 4 to the free step. And there is going to be huge, huge demand
By producing a model for several years, Apple gains enormous economies of scale and declining product build costs. It is a phenomenal model that no one in the industry is able to replicate
Apple does not need "brand new" lost price phones. It just needs to keep doing what it is doing. In 3 years, the iPhone 4S will be offered for free. Let's see what the demand is then
Well I suspect that the key component that is short is either the Screen or the sensor for the camera.
As for the 3GS, I see that Phone as a great compensator to an iPhone 4 or 4S shortage. I would suspect that Apple has the factories pumping out the 3GS at a reasonable pace in comparison to the 4 and 4S.
The problem with the 3GS is not so much that it is "dated", but that it is only available on AT&T in the US. Apple needs the iPhone 4S, which is a world phone, to be the free phone next year, so that all the carriers carry a free iPhone.
The problem with the 3GS is not so much that it is "dated", but that it is only available on AT&T in the US. Apple needs the iPhone 4S, which is a world phone, to be the free phone next year, so that all the carriers carry a free iPhone.
That's a lot of money to lose, and were would that put the iPhone 4?
But being a moderator means one should make thoughtful, intelligent remarks. For example, "undesirability" does not explain sold-out stores.
Oh, good; it's just a misunderstanding of the wording of my post. Phew!
I'll append a sentence:
Supply constraints? ?are being caused by limited availability of one crucial component. The key component? Undesirability. Lack of undesirability is causing supply constraints of the iPhone 4S.
I wonder if Samsung would stoop so low as to hold back production of an iPhone 4S component.
In an attempt to slow down iPhone 4S sales.
Just a thought.
That's risky business. It's also illegal. In addition, it wouldn't be good for Samsung. Their other customers would wonder if Samsung would do that to them as well.
Apple has had supply problems for years. A number of components are made by small manufacturers. If they have a problem, output suffers, and so do their customers. It's a reason why Apple went to Sony for their 4s camera chips this year.
Surely the iPhone 4 is the fastest selling electronic device on the planet (based on the seemingly arbitrary 60 days timeframe) besting the Kinect accessory by a large margin. So why no mention of this in the news?
Did the iPhone 4 sell more then 8 Billion units in 60 days? Honest question. As of Oct 31 2011 Guinness World Records is still listing the Kinect as the leader.
Oops sorry hasn't been 60 days yet for the 4S. Still have 15 days to go
The 3GS model is blowing the doors off. It is free, runs iOS5 and iCloud, and has access to most Apps. It's pretty silly for this analyst to dismiss it so readily
I love Apple's strategy of moving the older products down the price ladder. As someone above just said, Apple is simply going to move the iPhone 4 to the free step. And there is going to be huge, huge demand
By producing a model for several years, Apple gains enormous economies of scale and declining product build costs. It is a phenomenal model that no one in the industry is able to replicate
Apple does not need "brand new" lost price phones. It just needs to keep doing what it is doing. In 3 years, the iPhone 4S will be offered for free. Let's see what the demand is then
It's still selling pretty well, which is amazing. But still, it's rather old in the tooth. This causes several problems for Apple, it's developers, and their customers (us).
For example, the 4 is much more powerful than the 3GS. But games are still aimed at the 3GS because of the still large customer base. This is from game industry sources. That means that games, and other apps are limited in what they can do. It doesn't mean that nothing is aimed at the newer models, but that a large proportion of things aren't.
If the 3GS is selling well, just think of how well a new model at that price would sell. That's not just free, or $0.99, which is what AT&T is selling it for now, for some odd reason. It's also the $375 or so it's selling for as an unlocked model in some other countries.
It's now more than 2.5 years old, decidedly a dinosaur in cell phone age measurements.
Did the iPhone 4 sell more then 8 Billion units in 60 days? Honest question. As of Oct 31 2011 Guinness World Records is still listing the Kinect as the leader.
I can't imagine they haven't. They sold 4 million in 3 days in 5 countries and now they building up those up faster than ever before. On November 11th alone they launched in 15 more countries. Is it really possible they didn't sell another 4 million since launch, much less 57 days after launching. I think they smoked the Kinect sales record by a wide margin.
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In an attempt to slow down iPhone 4S sales.
Just a thought.
I love Apple's strategy of moving the older products down the price ladder. As someone above just said, Apple is simply going to move the iPhone 4 to the free step. And there is going to be huge, huge demand
By producing a model for several years, Apple gains enormous economies of scale and declining product build costs. It is a phenomenal model that no one in the industry is able to replicate
Apple does not need "brand new" lost price phones. It just needs to keep doing what it is doing. In 3 years, the iPhone 4S will be offered for free. Let's see what the demand is then
What key component are we talking about? The processor?
Probably something coming from Japan. Tsunami related.
More likely Thailand related, due to the more recent flooding.
Or it could be due to a transition period, such as a supplier going from making 3.5" displays to 4.0" or 9.7" retina displays.
Well I suspect that the key component that is short is either the Screen or the sensor for the camera.
As for the 3GS, I see that Phone as a great compensator to an iPhone 4 or 4S shortage. I would suspect that Apple has the factories pumping out the 3GS at a reasonable pace in comparison to the 4 and 4S.
The problem with the 3GS is not so much that it is "dated", but that it is only available on AT&T in the US. Apple needs the iPhone 4S, which is a world phone, to be the free phone next year, so that all the carriers carry a free iPhone.
The problem with the 3GS is not so much that it is "dated", but that it is only available on AT&T in the US. Apple needs the iPhone 4S, which is a world phone, to be the free phone next year, so that all the carriers carry a free iPhone.
If they're going to sell three years' worth of product at once, different names are required.
Good point.
Maybe they should use the comma delimited format then. iPhone (4,1)
The key component? Undesirability.
This is the kind of crap we get from an AI moderator?
This is the kind of crap we get from an AI moderator?
I don't understand.
I don't understand.
Lol, I'm lost too.
This is the kind of crap we get from an AI moderator?
Being a moderator doesn't mean you have to be fanboy.
Being a moderator doesn't mean you have to be fanboy.
But being a moderator means one should make thoughtful, intelligent remarks. For example, "undesirability" does not explain sold-out stores.
But being a moderator means one should make thoughtful, intelligent remarks. For example, "undesirability" does not explain sold-out stores.
Oh, good; it's just a misunderstanding of the wording of my post. Phew!
I'll append a sentence:
Supply constraints? ?are being caused by limited availability of one crucial component. The key component? Undesirability. Lack of undesirability is causing supply constraints of the iPhone 4S.
I wonder if Samsung would stoop so low as to hold back production of an iPhone 4S component.
In an attempt to slow down iPhone 4S sales.
Just a thought.
That's risky business. It's also illegal. In addition, it wouldn't be good for Samsung. Their other customers would wonder if Samsung would do that to them as well.
Apple has had supply problems for years. A number of components are made by small manufacturers. If they have a problem, output suffers, and so do their customers. It's a reason why Apple went to Sony for their 4s camera chips this year.
Surely the iPhone 4 is the fastest selling electronic device on the planet (based on the seemingly arbitrary 60 days timeframe) besting the Kinect accessory by a large margin. So why no mention of this in the news?
Did the iPhone 4 sell more then 8 Billion units in 60 days? Honest question. As of Oct 31 2011 Guinness World Records is still listing the Kinect as the leader.
Oops sorry hasn't been 60 days yet for the 4S. Still have 15 days to go
The 3GS model is blowing the doors off. It is free, runs iOS5 and iCloud, and has access to most Apps. It's pretty silly for this analyst to dismiss it so readily
I love Apple's strategy of moving the older products down the price ladder. As someone above just said, Apple is simply going to move the iPhone 4 to the free step. And there is going to be huge, huge demand
By producing a model for several years, Apple gains enormous economies of scale and declining product build costs. It is a phenomenal model that no one in the industry is able to replicate
Apple does not need "brand new" lost price phones. It just needs to keep doing what it is doing. In 3 years, the iPhone 4S will be offered for free. Let's see what the demand is then
It's still selling pretty well, which is amazing. But still, it's rather old in the tooth. This causes several problems for Apple, it's developers, and their customers (us).
For example, the 4 is much more powerful than the 3GS. But games are still aimed at the 3GS because of the still large customer base. This is from game industry sources. That means that games, and other apps are limited in what they can do. It doesn't mean that nothing is aimed at the newer models, but that a large proportion of things aren't.
If the 3GS is selling well, just think of how well a new model at that price would sell. That's not just free, or $0.99, which is what AT&T is selling it for now, for some odd reason. It's also the $375 or so it's selling for as an unlocked model in some other countries.
It's now more than 2.5 years old, decidedly a dinosaur in cell phone age measurements.
Did the iPhone 4 sell more then 8 Billion units in 60 days? Honest question. As of Oct 31 2011 Guinness World Records is still listing the Kinect as the leader.
I can't imagine they haven't. They sold 4 million in 3 days in 5 countries and now they building up those up faster than ever before. On November 11th alone they launched in 15 more countries. Is it really possible they didn't sell another 4 million since launch, much less 57 days after launching. I think they smoked the Kinect sales record by a wide margin.