Comments on: ‘Why Apple Won’t Sell a $100 iPhone, a Netbook or a Tablet’: Is Wired News writer correct? http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/why-apple-wont-sell-a-100-iphone-a-netbook-or-a-tablet-is-wired-news-writer-correct/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:23:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Apple iphone netbook http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/why-apple-wont-sell-a-100-iphone-a-netbook-or-a-tablet-is-wired-news-writer-correct/comment-page-1/#comment-1037631 Apple iphone netbook Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:43:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/12/10/why-apple-wont-sell-a-100-iphone-a-netbook-or-a-tablet-is-wired-news-writer-correct/#comment-1037631 The Apple rumor mill is once again running overtime on the topic of netbooks. If you believe the reports, Steve Jobs is himself leading the charge. My take: Whatever Apple does, it won The Apple rumor mill is once again running overtime on the topic of netbooks. If you believe the reports, Steve Jobs is himself leading the charge. My take: Whatever Apple does, it won

]]> By: Peter http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/why-apple-wont-sell-a-100-iphone-a-netbook-or-a-tablet-is-wired-news-writer-correct/comment-page-1/#comment-981067 Peter Wed, 10 Dec 2008 20:10:56 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/blog/2008/12/10/why-apple-wont-sell-a-100-iphone-a-netbook-or-a-tablet-is-wired-news-writer-correct/#comment-981067 I hate to say "never" in regards to Apple (I was one of those, "Apple will <I>never</I> go to Intel people..."), but I'm not that convinced of the $100 iPhone, either. Why? Because Apple can't afford to do it. From what I've read, the theory is that Apple will use Wal-Mart to sell a $100 iPhone 3G with 4GB of memory. Now the obvious question is, would people be happy with an iPhone 3G with 4GB of memory? Remember, Apple is more interested in having happy customers then having lots of customers. So I buy my iPhone 3G and the first thing I complain about is that I don't have enough room for all these great TV shows and movies that I bought! Garbage expands to fill the space alotted, granted, but I have a feeling that 4GB is just going to be too small, by the time I pick up all the games and movies that I want. Will I blame myself? "Oops. I guess I should have bought an 8GB or 16GB?" Not in America! "Damn that Apple for making something too underpowered for all my stuff! I'll never buy anything from them again!" I hate to say “never” in regards to Apple (I was one of those, “Apple will never go to Intel people…”), but I’m not that convinced of the $100 iPhone, either.

Why? Because Apple can’t afford to do it.

From what I’ve read, the theory is that Apple will use Wal-Mart to sell a $100 iPhone 3G with 4GB of memory. Now the obvious question is, would people be happy with an iPhone 3G with 4GB of memory?

Remember, Apple is more interested in having happy customers then having lots of customers. So I buy my iPhone 3G and the first thing I complain about is that I don’t have enough room for all these great TV shows and movies that I bought!

Garbage expands to fill the space alotted, granted, but I have a feeling that 4GB is just going to be too small, by the time I pick up all the games and movies that I want. Will I blame myself? “Oops. I guess I should have bought an 8GB or 16GB?” Not in America! “Damn that Apple for making something too underpowered for all my stuff! I’ll never buy anything from them again!”

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