Wal-Mart to Sell $99 4GB iPhone?
Wal-Mart iPhone training materials
Boy Genius Report first broke the story back in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Wal-Marts. The actual date of release appears to be December 28th. Wal-Mart employees are already receiving training on iPhone activation (see photo above). Today, a new report from Boy Genius Report claims that Apple may be reintroducing the 4GB iPhone to be sold at Wal-Mart for only $99 with a two year contract. The site is not entirely confident about the report, so suggests this possibility should be taken with caution.
When Apple originally introduced the iPhone, it came in 4GB and 8GB models. Only a couple of months later, Apple discontinued the 4GB model altogether and dropped the price of the 8GB model. Apple currently sells an 8GB ($199) and 16GB ($299) iPhone with 2 year contract. Aggressive $99 pricing for an entry level iPhone would correlate with comments made by Steve Jobs in October. Jobs said that they needed to continue to be aware of a possible "price umbrella" below the iPhone that competitors may take advantage of. Analysts have suggested that Apple could feasibly sell the iPhone for $99.
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41 months ago
No, thank you, sir! I love my 4GB iPhone. I don't want it to stop being a collector's item because the bargain bin of retailers is too cheap to sell standard capacity iPhones!
41 months ago
A company as big as Wal-Mart would never produce (or allow to be produced) a manual with their logo as "Walmart". Fake.
41 months ago
A company as big as Wal-Mart would never produce (or allow to be produced) a manual with their logo as "Walmart". Fake.
I don't know whether that document is fake or not, but that is their current logo.
41 months ago
So why are we thinking 4gb? I didn't see 4gb in those pictures. Of course what I saw had a lota blur.
Wouldn't a $99/8gb, $199/16gb and $299/32gb after MW seem better?
Wouldn't a $99/8gb, $199/16gb and $299/32gb after MW seem better?
41 months ago
A company as big as Wal-Mart would never produce (or allow to be produced) a manual with their logo as "Walmart". Fake.
Agreed. Wal-Mart may be selling an iPhone model in the future, but these aren't the real training documents.
However, I think it would be smart of Apple to introduce a lower-priced but still feature rich version of the iPhone to grab more market.
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don't know whether that document is fake or not, but that is their current logo.
Shows how much I shop at the Big W. When did they change their logo?
41 months ago
this is a major positive for the iphone. the people that would buy this from wlamart have no need for a 8GB or 16GB iphone so a 4GB isnt a complete surprise. Granted..$100 off the price isnt a huge deal when you look at the total cost over the two years (more expensive than a new alum macbook), but i think opening the iphone up to new vendors will only benefit apple.
on a sidenote...just checked boygenius..they have 4 comments on the story...macrumors alreay has like 15. You are killing them Arn. Taking apple rumor market share...ha
on a sidenote...just checked boygenius..they have 4 comments on the story...macrumors alreay has like 15. You are killing them Arn. Taking apple rumor market share...ha
41 months ago
I think it would be weird to go back to the 4GB iPhone. The reason why they dropped it in the first place is because it wasn't selling.
That's what I'm hoping for.
Wouldn't a $99/8gb, $199/16gb and $299/32gb after MW seem better?
That's what I'm hoping for.
41 months ago
So, if this is true, will they be selling the 1st generation 4Gb iPhone or will Apple be producing a 4Gb version on the iPhone 3G? Notice that the manual says "iPhone 3G Activation."
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