iPod Touch Price Drop Coming Soon?
by Tony on June 10, 2008
I’ll bet you iPod Touch sales have come to a screeching halt since Monday – and that a price drop is coming soon for the iPod Touch too.
How do I know? Easy – The 8 Gig iPod Touch is now $100 MORE expensive than the 8 Gig iPhone. Who is going to pay more for less? So… unless you’re getting an iPod Touch free because of your educational discount, don’t buy the Touch in the near future – you’ll be wasting your money!
With the iPhone offering more value and more features at a lower price, Apple has got do to something to make the iPod Touch attractive to customers again.
Or don’t they?
There have been rumors on the internet about Apple’s deal with AT&T on the iPhone service. Some websites claim Apple gets anywhere between 10% and 30% of all monthly service costs on the iPhone and with six million iPhones sold, that’s a lot of cash in Apple’s pocket.
Is it possible Apple wants you to buy an iPhone instead of the Touch – simply because Apple makes more money when you include the cut from the phone contracts?
I don’t know what Apple is thinking, but my guess is they’ll drop the price of the Touch to $199 and match the iPhone. That way, customers won’t feel like they’re getting screwed out of extra features and paying more and they can continue to sell both products.
And if the iPod Touch does go on sale for $199… What happens to the Nano? And the Classic?
3 comments
I was ready to by the touch but decided to wait until after the developer conference beacuse i hoped to get a new version. i’m glad i waited but now ill have to wat longer to see if they sell it for cheaper soon.
by Mark on June 12, 2008 at 7:35 pm. #
I want a iPhone without phone or data service. Why don’t they want to sell me this? Very frustrating for a young person who can’t afford a $70 month plan but wants a camera in the device.
by Don on June 24, 2008 at 1:14 pm. #
they would absolutly sell you an iphone without any contract it will just cost you about $600 cause thats about what it costs att to get them from apple they recover all the money on the plans.
by nate on August 28, 2009 at 7:33 pm. #