Posts by Michael Scrip

Quote: Originally Posted by MackyMoto It'll never happen. Apple is not in the habit of discounting old technology for the sake of increasing market share. That is just not who Apple is. Won't happen. The carriers are still buying the...

What is this exactly? The headline is "Apple will offer free iPhone 3GS with 2-year mobile contract" But Apple doesn't have contracts... it sells hardware. ??? OK.... so it's free if I walk in off the street and pick one...

Quote: Originally Posted by cloudgazer Fair nuff. I think iPods still matter though, both in markets where iPhones don't yet have good carrier support and for kids who may not need a fully fledged smartphone. iPods are a big part of...

Quote: Originally Posted by stelligent Are people no longer talking about the iPod? If so, why? Well, first of all, the iPod is still the subject of great interest whenever fall comes around. Very true. But people speculate...

Quote: Originally Posted by cloudgazer Yes but that's not what he was saying - he said that Touch sales were still strong and growing, and you haven't disproved that. All you've shown is that Apple is losing sales in Nanos and...

Quote: Originally Posted by mdriftmeyer Incomplete Facts. iPod Touch Sales were stronger last quarter than year ago same quarter. The old iPod is the one losing steam, not the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul94544 It may sound better but I think it will make it harder to market. Initially yes iPhone5 running iOS5 but that would mean Apple would have to probably link every subsequent iPhone to an iOS number...

Quote: Originally Posted by Smallwheels Have the iPods become the neglected step children of Apple Insider? I don't read many stories about them here. The phones might get new screens, chips, and radios. Don't the iPods get those...

Even if it's just an iPhone 4S in spirit.... it needs to be called iPhone 5 for one good reason... iPhone 5 and iOS 5 That sounds sooo much better... and much easier to market it.

Quote: Originally Posted by Maestro64 The other things the iPhone has no other product on the market has, the iPhone generate about 10X the cost of the phone in extra revenue for Apple in the way of apps and music and such. The iPhone...