Posts by Flaneur

Quote:Originally Posted by Tallest Skil I'm convinced. A new plastic iPhone wouldn't LOOK like crap. Might feel like crap, might operate like it, but sure won't look it. Great mockup. It is a great mockup. Being as how I'm one of...

Quote:Originally Posted by igriv Since the cost of the case is a small fraction of the cost of the device, there would have to be a substantial difference in functionality between the "cheap" and the "premium" iPhone. I seem to...

Quote:Originally Posted by jungmark Yes, glass is expensive but plastic is cheap looking. Glass is breakable was my point, and Apple can do plastic that is not cheap looking. Samsing does cheap looking, Apple does classy, like old...

Quote:Originally Posted by jungmark Apple's next iPhone portfolio : iPhone 4ish, $350, no contract. 8 GB iPhone 4S, $0 w 2 yr contract. 8 GB iPhone 5, $100 w 2 yr contract. 8 GB iPhone 5S, $200 w 2 yr contract. 16, 32, 64 GB iPhone...

Quote:Originally Posted by MacTel For Apple to make a cheaper iPhone it has to be spun differently.  There needs to be a Prosumer model iPhone with all the leading edge gadgetry (e.g. larger screen and more mega-pixels in the...

Quote:Originally Posted by unknownanalyst For a real analysis of what Apple needs to do, please read my article at . It's been critiqued by Greenlight Capital, and they said I was one smart guy! Maybe you will agree. Interesting,...

Quote:Originally Posted by SockRolid That's the problem with discounting older iPhones.  Component costs come down over time, but probably not fast enough to offset the $100 price drop of the year-old iPhone model and the $200 price...

Quote:Originally Posted by Apple ][ I'm still trying to figure out what the endgame is here, because that is not at all clear to me. I mean, what is Apple's purpose and why do they exist? I'll bite. Apple's stated purpose, from...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tallest Skil The sheer number of hardware and software updates since the death of Steve Jobs prove you wrong. Someone posted a list in another thread, but you didn't care enough about them to look at...

Quote:Originally Posted by macFanDave Name-calling?  You are a disgrace!  One simply can't discuss anything here, can they? Nobody has really refuted my points with any evidence, just a string of insults and nonsense.  This place...