iPods for Everyone!!! - Page 2

symphonix · #9 March 7th, 2004, 09:27 PM

It must not be too expensive for the tens of thousands of people who have already ordered them. Seems a little pricey to me, but compared to any competing product on the market it gives much more storage and Apple build-quality at a similar-enough price. I will be thinking about getting one.

King Shrek · #10 March 8th, 2004, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randman

Apple is selling minis out and it hasn't even left the US yet. There's no way Apple is going to drop the price of the Minis this year. That would be throwing a very large amount of money right out the door.

Too much moohlah is for the greedy! Apple, please don't be greedy like M$.

I still think that Apple can do even better than they are now by finding a way drop the price on the iPod Mini by $50 and by releasing an even lower-priced $99 iPod Mini with half as much disk space as its higher-capacity brother.

C'mon

, just do it!

diablojota · #11 March 8th, 2004, 03:26 AM

Yet again, Apple's strategy is to be the BMW, Mercedes Benz of the computer industry, and they like that. They created a perfect niche for their iPod mini's and at a selling point that appeals to those who want simplicity and image. It's like owning a Rolex, in a sense. They are going to release a cheaper iPod, only once demand starts running out for them, which I don't see happening any time soon.

King Shrek · #12 March 8th, 2004, 03:00 PM

Yeah, whatever. But you know, there sure is a lot of po' folks out there these days and not just in the United States. I think that the market share Apple could gain among po' folks would more than make up for the lost $.

Hey

, Think Different.

MBHockey · #13 March 9th, 2004, 06:48 PM

I don't think poor people would spend 100 dollars on a digital audio player

Perhaps our definitions of "poor" are not one in the same though.

King Shrek · #14 March 9th, 2004, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by MBHockey

I don't think poor people would spend 100 dollars on a digital audio player

Perhaps our definitions of "poor" are not one in the same though.

Well, if they saved their money sure they would. Especially if it's for the kids, teens; etc.

I mean who else buys iPods? I would think more kids than adults buy them.

King Shrek · #15 March 9th, 2004, 10:36 PM

I also think that, technology permitting, that with each higher-priced iPod the amount of disk space should double. The current 3rd generation iPods do not do this:

$249 iPod Mini = 4GB
$299 iPod = 15GB
$399 iPod = 20GB
$499 iPod = 40GB

It's nice that Apple upgraded the low-end iPod from 10GB to 15GB, but the problem herein lies that for $100 more you now only get 5 more GB with the 20GB model. For the fourth generation iPods, I propose the following specs to Apple in order to be fair to all customers, technology permitting of course

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