Cheaper iPhone?

Tim Cook Hints at Cheaper iPhone: We Don't Want To Be For 'Just The Rich'

Apple COO Tim Cook strongly suggested we will see a cheaper iPhone in the near future in an interview with Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi.

 

Cook says Apple is doing "clever things" to attack the prepaid market, because he wants Apple to be "for everyone," not "just for the rich." Cook also recognizes "price is big factor in the prepaid market," but Apple is not "ceding any market."

 

He also says Apple has been driving into China which is "a classic prepaid market."

 

Add it all up, and sure sounds like Apple is ready to drop some sort of cheaper phone to open up the markets it can address.

 

One other thing of note from Sacconaghi: He says Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said Apple would not let carriers dictate terms, which Sacconaghi says reinforces, "the notion that Apple might be willing to act to disintermediate carriers with a soft-SIM."

Apple Going Frugal? Executive Tim Cook Hints at Cheaper iPhone

 

During an interview with Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi, Apple COO and acting CEO, Tim Cook, again fueled rumors of a cheaper iPhone.

 

Cook mentioned that he wanted Apple to be a company “for everyone,” and not “just for the rich.”

 

If Cook’s words sound familiar, remember that earlier this month rumors abounded about a cheaper iPhone Nano. Is this Apple just having fun with the latest rumors, or is there real truth behind this story?

 

Now lets not get ahead of ourselves here, the iPhone Nano rumors have been running rampant for years, and nothing ever came about it.

 

But I have to admit, it’s interesting to hear an executive specifically comment on Apple’s ability to cater to a demographic without a large disposable income.

 

Cook went on to say that Apple is doing “clever things” (note: cloud storage, anyone?) in an attempt to get a foot in on the pre-paid market, and that Apple is not “ceding any market.”

 

This again fuels rumors of a smaller, perhaps more disposable iPhone for the masses. The latest iPhone Nano rumors correlate very well with Cook’s latest comments, and make it evident that it’s only a matter of time before Apple enters the pre-paid market.

 

Culminating all of the rumors, along Apple’s latest thoughts on the matter, I think it’s safe to say that we will definitely see an iPhone Nano within the next year.

Nu ką, pigesnis iPhone? Ką manot? Tas antroje nuotraukoje, tai manau, nevykusiai suprojektuotas. Kur home mygtukas normalus?

Manau jai toks bus, tai bus puikus varijantas tiem, kurie sakydavo, kad iPhone perdaug kainuoja... Tik įdomu, kas jame būtų?

Manyčiau, kad tą Kovo 2dieną, sužinosim ne tik apie iPad 2, bet ir kitų naujienų...

normaliai manau cia viskas. tik kodel pati forma i ploti issipute? anyway atrodo gerai ,ir viskas tvarkoj,idomu kiek tas "pigiau" cia bus? nereiktu vadint cheaper ,o tiesiog paprastesnis modelis,kuris taip pat viska atlieka,juk negali nieko is jo atimt siaip jau.turi viskas but vistiek.

ir siaip marketingo atzvilgiu jie darytu klaida jeigu ji cia garsiai vadintu cheap iphone, pagalvokit kas ji pirks,o po to kur nors isiimsi ir visi matys..ooo cia juk tas cheap iphone ,tipo nu ne lygis bus. tiesiog pavadintu kokiu mini ,ar dar koki kodini varda sugalvotu , ir na butu toks va mazesnis paprastesnis,tada daugiau kas pirktu tikrai ,o ne kaip "iPhone vargsam" .

Na toks burbuliukas. Manau paliks vos ne kaip iPhone 4, vos ne tokių pat funkcijų... Vistiek nuimt turi kąnors...

Nu dėl to cheap iPhone, tai pirks tie, kam nerūpi vat tie kurie sakys kad "ne lygis". Kas supranta, tas ir pirks.

Ne į temą

lietuvoi ir dabar gali rast cheap iphone tai ''padzielka'' uz 200lt

Ne į temą

Na taip, beeet joje laaabai daug minusų gi, daug "funkcijų" (nors ką ten funkcijom vadint, kai daugiau negu pusę neveikia), eikranas nejautrus, ryšio dažnai negaudo...

O čia bus viskas taspats manau kaip ir iPhone 4, tik kitas korpusas.

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Apple Looking at Cheaper iPhones, Prepaid Plans

Even though the supposed iPhone "nano" appears to be just rumor, Apple is apparently still considering bringing cheaper phones to market. Saying they don't want their phones to be "just for the rich," Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook made it clear that Apple is looking to increase its market share by offering lower cost options. He made these comments on a call with an investment analyst, who also noted Cook's remark that Apple is "not ceding any market," and is looking into prepaid plans.

 

Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi talked to Cook, the man in charge while Steve Jobs is out on medical leave, as well as chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer and Eddy Cue, the vice president of Internet Services. In a research note shared with his clients this morning, Sacconaghi reports on what he learned from this high-powered trio. Unsurprisingly, he found that the executives "projected a very confident tone," which is pretty much what you do when you're talking to someone your investors are listening to.

 

Calling it "the mother of all halos," Cook said that the iPhone has increased Apple sales in every product line, especially in new, emerging markets where the company has not previously had a presence. According to Sacconaghi, the COO "appeared to reaffirm the notion that Apple is likely to develop lower priced offerings," though he did not mention any specific news about a cheaper phone. In particular, however, he did report that Apple is studying how to work with pay-as-you-go service, with Cook saying that he is doing "clever things" to enter the prepaid market. The iPhone, he asserted, should be "for everyone," not "just for the rich." He referred to Apple's stepped up efforts to boost sales in China - which, as he noted, is "a classic prepaid market" - as a sign of their interest in becoming more competitive on price.

 

Chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer, for his part, said that Apple is trying hard to increase the number of carriers it's working with. He noted that the iPhone is available on only 175 carriers today, as compared to Research In Motion, which has BlackBerry phones with 550 carriers worldwide. However, Oppenheimer said, Apple would not let carriers dictate terms, which Sacconaghi interprets as meaning that "Apple might be willing to act to disintermediate carriers with a soft-SIM."

 

Cook is apparently convinced that the future belongs to tablets, saying that the tablet market will eventually be much bigger than the PC market. Sacconaghi estimates that if Cook is right, that could mean anywhere from $60 billion to $100 billion in income for Apple alone. Sacconaghi also claims that Cook feels the iPhone is "just below food and water on Maslow's hierarchy of needs", putting it ahead of other needs like safety and love. The analyst did not provide a direct quote for this rather outlandish claim, though.

Jei iPhone kainuos 200$,tai jau bus nebe iPhone'as.

Jei iPhone kainuos 200$,tai jau bus nebe iPhone'as.

Štai apie ką Scalman ir šnekėjo. No offence.

normaliai manau cia viskas. tik kodel pati forma i ploti issipute? anyway atrodo gerai ,ir viskas tvarkoj,idomu kiek tas "pigiau" cia bus? nereiktu vadint cheaper ,o tiesiog paprastesnis modelis,kuris taip pat viska atlieka,juk negali nieko is jo atimt siaip jau.turi viskas but vistiek.

ir siaip marketingo atzvilgiu jie darytu klaida jeigu ji cia garsiai vadintu cheap iphone, pagalvokit kas ji pirks,o po to kur nors isiimsi ir visi matys..ooo cia juk tas cheap iphone ,tipo nu ne lygis bus. tiesiog pavadintu kokiu mini ,ar dar koki kodini varda sugalvotu , ir na butu toks va mazesnis paprastesnis,tada daugiau kas pirktu tikrai ,o ne kaip "iPhone vargsam" .

jau nujauciu kad tas cheaper iphone taps interneto pajuoku objektu.ne del to kad jis prastesnis bus o tikriausiai del to taps tokiu kaip neturtyngo zmogaus telefonu,ir nesvarbu kad jo kaina vistiek dar bus didele.tieisog nebus to elite apple jausmo.

Tikėkimės to nebus.

Tai jo , jai jau perki apple , tai pirk apple iki galo

Jei iPhone kainuos 200$,tai jau bus nebe iPhone'as.

Nu nevarykit jus taip ant to cheap iPhone. Jeigu jis gales paleisti visus normalaus iPhone'o apps'us, tai manau, kad visai neblogas varijantas butu pirkti cheap iPhone.

Nu nevarykit jus taip ant to cheap iPhone. Jeigu jis gales paleisti visus normalaus iPhone'o apps'us, tai manau, kad visai neblogas varijantas butu pirkti cheap iPhone.

Nu tai taip. Bet kad nesugalvotų nesamonės padaryt tokios, kad pvz iOS imes, ir negalėsi naujos įsirašyt ir pan... Tada tai pravalas būtų.

Ai, manau, jeigu irasytu iOS, kuri neturetu jokiu bug'u ir tikrai stabiliai veiktu, tai tuomet kam tos kitos os. Tik manau, jog vienas dalykas yra aiskus. Multi-tasking'o ten nebus (bet manau, kad cia nera jau toks didelis minusas).