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  1. #16
    Larry
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    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:271cc160-7a36-47d8-852e-
    [email protected]:

    > $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be
    > discontinued soon?
    >


    The dumping continues, unabated.....




    See More: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to bediscontinued soon?




  2. #17
    Carl
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    News wrote:
    > 4phun wrote:
    >
    >> $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be
    >> discontinued soon?

    >
    >
    > To summarize, they can't give them away...


    With all due respect, why is this news? This happened almost immediately
    upon the introduction of the iPhone, many months ago.

    As for "they can't give them away", I think you're deluding yourself. This
    is from a Sept 10, 2007 article:
    http://www.marketwatch.com/news/stor...B38E4A676D2%7D.
    Is yours a troll post? If so, I think I got caught. ;-)





  3. #18
    Ron
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:17:57 +0000, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:

    >4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:271cc160-7a36-47d8-852e-
    >[email protected]:
    >
    >> $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be
    >> discontinued soon?
    >>

    >
    >The dumping continues, unabated.....



    It's hardly dumping if they are making record profits.

    Dumping is selling at a loss, like Toshiba is doing with the HD-DVD
    players.



  4. #19
    Anybody
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    In article <[email protected]>, Ron
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 17:01:49 -0700, "Kevin Weaver"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >"Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > >news:[email protected]...
    > >> On Sun, 09 Mar 2008 18:03:36 -0400, News <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >>
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>>4phun wrote:
    > >>>
    > >>>> $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be
    > >>>> discontinued soon?
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>>To summarize, they can't give them away...
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> Nice try. Best selliong smart phone, on track
    > >> to sell 10 million in 2008.

    > >
    > >
    > >If on track then why lower the price ? So they will be on track is why.

    >
    >
    > Because the bottom is dropping out of prices in Flash Memory, and
    > Apple wants to retain market share and is passing along the savings,
    > and clearing the decks for its 3G iPhone due out in June.
    >
    >
    > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology...pensource.olpc


    Correction: For its 3G iPhone RUMOURED to be due our in June, or in
    fact rumoured in some cases to be out "in the second quarter 2008".



  5. #20
    Anybody
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    In article <[email protected]>, Ron
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:36:32 -0400, George <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    > >Kurt wrote:
    > >> In article <100320081255339927%[email protected]>,
    > >> Anybody <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >>
    > >>> In article <[email protected]>, News
    > >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >>>
    > >>>> 4phun wrote:
    > >>>>
    > >>>>> $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be
    > >>>>> discontinued soon?
    > >>>> To summarize, they can't give them away...
    > >>> You're probably right. Few people would want a 8GB iPhone when there is
    > >>> a 16GB version.
    > >>
    > >> And exactly why is that?
    > >>

    > >
    > >For childish "mine is bigger than yours" bragging rights?

    >
    > There's more and more content out there to quickly fill up Gigs of
    > free space. Movies, TV shows, U-Tube, ebooks, etc.
    > and who doesnt have a digital camera anymore, and of course there's
    > a good camera in the iPhone.


    Me. I don't have a digital camera, nor an iPod, nor a mobile phone
    (iPhone is not available here yet, at least not officially).



  6. #21
    Anybody
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    In article <[email protected]>, Ron
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:17:57 +0000, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >4phun <[email protected]> wrote in news:271cc160-7a36-47d8-852e-
    > >[email protected]:
    > >
    > >> $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be
    > >> discontinued soon?
    > >>

    > >
    > >The dumping continues, unabated.....

    >
    > It's hardly dumping if they are making record profits.
    >
    > Dumping is selling at a loss, like Toshiba is doing with the HD-DVD
    > players.


    Almost every company on the planet lowers the price of the "old model"
    just before or when the "new model" arrives. It's standard business
    practice to get rid of old stock still on shelves.



  7. #22
    Anybody
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    In article <[email protected]>, anon
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > In article <[email protected]>,
    > Kurt <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > > I have a 4GB, and don't need anything bigger. 90% of the iPhone users
    > > out there today don't either.

    >
    >
    > Agreed. I have an 8GB and it is plenty of room.
    >
    > > Buy what you need. You seasoned computer folk should all know this.

    >
    > We do know this. As this thread proves, there are two or three trolls
    > that like reading their own posts


    As I said before, "need" is a totally different concept to "want". It's
    the greedy "want" that basically drives technology these days. The Mac
    magazine I get interviews people about their Apple equipment, and it's
    ridiculous how people (especially the "students") have multiple iPods -
    the latest twit brags about having five of them! More money than sense,
    or at least more credit than sense. :-\



  8. #23
    Ron
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:52:38 +1300, Anybody
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >In article <[email protected]>, Ron
    ><[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:36:32 -0400, George <[email protected]>
    >> wrote:
    >>
    >> >Kurt wrote:
    >> >> In article <100320081255339927%[email protected]>,
    >> >> Anybody <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >>
    >> >>> In article <[email protected]>, News
    >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >> >>>
    >> >>>> 4phun wrote:
    >> >>>>
    >> >>>>> $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be
    >> >>>>> discontinued soon?
    >> >>>> To summarize, they can't give them away...
    >> >>> You're probably right. Few people would want a 8GB iPhone when there is
    >> >>> a 16GB version.
    >> >>
    >> >> And exactly why is that?
    >> >>
    >> >
    >> >For childish "mine is bigger than yours" bragging rights?

    >>
    >> There's more and more content out there to quickly fill up Gigs of
    >> free space. Movies, TV shows, U-Tube, ebooks, etc.
    >> and who doesnt have a digital camera anymore, and of course there's
    >> a good camera in the iPhone.

    >
    >Me. I don't have a digital camera, nor an iPod, nor a mobile phone
    >(iPhone is not available here yet, at least not officially).



    I wouldn't brag about it if I lived in a 3rd World country.



  9. #24
    Todd Allcock
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?


    "Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news[email protected]...
    >>Me. I don't have a digital camera, nor an iPod, nor a mobile phone
    >>(iPhone is not available here yet, at least not officially).

    >
    >
    > I wouldn't brag about it if I lived in a 3rd World country.


    Maybe not everyone in the world can be as fortunate as you were to be born
    into your family with the ability to spend your parents' money.






  10. #25
    Anybody
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    In article <[email protected]>, Ron
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    > On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 08:52:38 +1300, Anybody
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >In article <[email protected]>, Ron
    > ><[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >> On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:36:32 -0400, George <[email protected]>
    > >> wrote:
    > >>
    > >> >Kurt wrote:
    > >> >> In article <100320081255339927%[email protected]>,
    > >> >> Anybody <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >> >>
    > >> >>> In article <[email protected]>, News
    > >> >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >> >>>
    > >> >>>> 4phun wrote:
    > >> >>>>
    > >> >>>>> $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be
    > >> >>>>> discontinued soon?
    > >> >>>> To summarize, they can't give them away...
    > >> >>> You're probably right. Few people would want a 8GB iPhone when there is
    > >> >>> a 16GB version.
    > >> >>
    > >> >> And exactly why is that?
    > >> >>
    > >> >
    > >> >For childish "mine is bigger than yours" bragging rights?
    > >>
    > >> There's more and more content out there to quickly fill up Gigs of
    > >> free space. Movies, TV shows, U-Tube, ebooks, etc.
    > >> and who doesnt have a digital camera anymore, and of course there's
    > >> a good camera in the iPhone.

    > >
    > >Me. I don't have a digital camera, nor an iPod, nor a mobile phone
    > >(iPhone is not available here yet, at least not officially).

    >
    > I wouldn't brag about it if I lived in a 3rd World country.


    Although the telephone, Internet and health systems do indeed make New
    Zealand appear to be a third world (if not fourth world) country, it
    claims to be higher up the chain than that.

    Personally I simply have absolutely no use for a digital camera, iPod,
    PDA or mobile phone. For the last one I'm waiting for the G3 iPhone to
    be released here ... probably some stage in 2010 judging by when we got
    an iTunes store, but at least by then I might actually need one. :-)



  11. #26
    Ron
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:36:17 -0600, "Todd Allcock"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >
    >"Ron" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news[email protected]...
    >>>Me. I don't have a digital camera, nor an iPod, nor a mobile phone
    >>>(iPhone is not available here yet, at least not officially).

    >>
    >>
    >> I wouldn't brag about it if I lived in a 3rd World country.

    >
    >Maybe not everyone in the world can be as fortunate as you were to be born
    >into your family with the ability to spend your parents' money.
    >
    >


    Not my family, my parents never had a car.



  12. #27
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    Ron <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    > It's hardly dumping if they are making record profits.
    >
    >


    "Record profits" make the stock price INCREASE, not drop....

    Touche'

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AAPL&t=3m
    I direct your attention to the EIGHTY DOLLAR DROP in the stock price
    since only January 1, 2008 during the iPhone's wonderful sales "record
    profits"

    $80 represents a 40% DROP in the price of Apple stock since Jan 1, 2008.

    "Record Profits" my ass......something bad is happening.

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=AAPL
    Now, I'd like to direct your attention to the forced reported stock
    sales by the top Apple brass who know what's going on that YOU and Vic
    don't.
    Ignoring Al Gore's massive 600 shares for a moment before you start
    laughing like I am, notice how FEW shares the other jokers at the top of
    this dogpile actually own.

    4-Jan-08 FORSTALL SCOTT J
    Officer 12 Direct Statement of Ownership N/A
    4-Jan-08 MANSFIELD ROBERT J
    Officer 888 Direct Statement of Ownership N/A
    4-Jan-08 IVE JONATHAN P
    Officer 792 Direct Statement of Ownership N/A
    4-Jan-08 JUNG ANDREA
    Director 77 Direct Statement of Ownership N/A

    If my company were making "RECORD PROFITS" and its outlook were just
    wonderful, I'd take those $5 (Jobs' option price) to $20 option shares
    and PILE THEM UP FOR GREAT PROFITS! The list goes back to '06 and they
    CONTINUE to dump shares, not buying any more AT ALL since Jan 2007!
    That's real faith in Apple's company health, isn't it?! THEY DON'T OWN
    THEIR OWN COMPANY STOCK! Look who dumped it at the bottom of the list!

    9-Mar-06 JOBS STEVEN P
    Officer 4,573,553 Direct Disposition (Non Open Market) at $64.66
    - $64.66 per share. $295,726,000

    Why would anyone be so stupid as to dump 4.5M shares when the stock was
    headed for $200/share?? He doesn't "need the money"! Doesn't make any
    sense. Insiders dump stock when they THINK the company is going DOWN!

    Most curious...most curious, indeed.... His deeds don't reflect the guy
    in blue jeans and t-shirt hawking product on stage...

    12-Feb-08 FADELL ANTHONY
    Officer 25,000 Direct Sale at $128.32 - $128.56 per share.
    $3,211,000
    This guy must be one of the brighter bulbs in the box.....while it
    continues to drop 2%/day.

    Last Trade: 119.69
    Trade Time: 4:00PM ET
    Change: Down 2.56 (2.09%)
    Prev Close: 122.25

    See the point? What's wrong with Apple? Something ain't right!



  13. #28
    Ron
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    MEANWHILE I have seen zero URLs from legimate sources predicting an
    eminate price drop.


    On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:44:46 +0000, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Ron <[email protected]> wrote in
    >news:[email protected]:
    >
    >> It's hardly dumping if they are making record profits.
    >>
    >>

    >
    >"Record profits" make the stock price INCREASE, not drop....


    It's hardly that simple.

    Last quarterly profit reported was $1.58 Billion

    >
    >Touche'
    >
    >http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AAPL&t=3m
    >I direct your attention to the EIGHTY DOLLAR DROP in the stock price
    >since only January 1, 2008 during the iPhone's wonderful sales "record
    >profits"
    >
    >$80 represents a 40% DROP in the price of Apple stock since Jan 1, 2008.
    >
    >"Record Profits" my ass......something bad is happening.
    >
    >http://finance.yahoo.com/q/it?s=AAPL
    >Now, I'd like to direct your attention to the forced reported stock
    >sales by the top Apple brass who know what's going on that YOU and Vic
    >don't.
    >Ignoring Al Gore's massive 600 shares for a moment before you start
    >laughing like I am, notice how FEW shares the other jokers at the top of
    >this dogpile actually own.
    >
    >4-Jan-08 FORSTALL SCOTT J
    >Officer 12 Direct Statement of Ownership N/A
    >4-Jan-08 MANSFIELD ROBERT J
    >Officer 888 Direct Statement of Ownership N/A
    >4-Jan-08 IVE JONATHAN P
    >Officer 792 Direct Statement of Ownership N/A
    >4-Jan-08 JUNG ANDREA
    >Director 77 Direct Statement of Ownership N/A
    >
    >If my company were making "RECORD PROFITS" and its outlook were just
    >wonderful, I'd take those $5 (Jobs' option price) to $20 option shares
    >and PILE THEM UP FOR GREAT PROFITS! The list goes back to '06 and they
    >CONTINUE to dump shares, not buying any more AT ALL since Jan 2007!
    >That's real faith in Apple's company health, isn't it?! THEY DON'T OWN
    >THEIR OWN COMPANY STOCK! Look who dumped it at the bottom of the list!
    >
    >9-Mar-06 JOBS STEVEN P
    >Officer 4,573,553 Direct Disposition (Non Open Market) at $64.66
    >- $64.66 per share. $295,726,000
    >
    >Why would anyone be so stupid as to dump 4.5M shares when the stock was
    >headed for $200/share?? He doesn't "need the money"! Doesn't make any
    >sense. Insiders dump stock when they THINK the company is going DOWN!
    >
    >Most curious...most curious, indeed.... His deeds don't reflect the guy
    >in blue jeans and t-shirt hawking product on stage...
    >
    >12-Feb-08 FADELL ANTHONY
    >Officer 25,000 Direct Sale at $128.32 - $128.56 per share.
    > $3,211,000
    >This guy must be one of the brighter bulbs in the box.....while it
    >continues to drop 2%/day.
    >
    >Last Trade: 119.69
    >Trade Time: 4:00PM ET
    >Change: Down 2.56 (2.09%)
    >Prev Close: 122.25
    >
    >See the point? What's wrong with Apple? Something ain't right!



    When did you become a mind reader to know why someone sold stock.
    A minority of officers and directors sold stock, and certainly a small
    portion of their holdings.

    An expiring option?
    A children's tuituion bills?
    A new house to buy?
    A margin call on other stocks?

    are reasons to sell stock, that have zero to do with your fantasy
    about Apple.

    Then if you bother to read Apple's last quarterly report:

    January 22, 2008—Apple® today announced financial results for its
    fiscal 2008 first quarter ended December 29, 2007. The Company posted
    revenue of $9.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.58 billion, or
    $1.76 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.1
    billion and net quarterly profit of $1 billion, or $1.14 per diluted
    share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 34.7 percent, up from
    31.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted
    for 45 percent of the quarter’s revenue.


    Certainly not a company in trouble. They did report a prediction of
    rate of growth of sales slowing, and that adversely affected the stock
    price, which had run ahead of reality.



  14. #29
    Larry
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    Ron <[email protected]> wrote in
    news:[email protected]:

    > When did you become a mind reader to know why someone sold stock.
    > A minority of officers and directors sold stock, and certainly a small
    > portion of their holdings.


    You need to look at the Insider Trading again. Those shares reported to
    EDGAR are the stocks held by the board of directors there at the top!
    Algore has 600 shares!

    >
    > An expiring option?
    > A children's tuituion bills?
    > A new house to buy?
    > A margin call on other stocks?
    >
    > are reasons to sell stock, that have zero to do with your fantasy
    > about Apple.


    NOONE sells their company stock when the stock is RISING and things are
    ROSEY.

    >
    > Then if you bother to read Apple's last quarterly report:
    >
    > January 22, 2008-Apple© today announced financial results for its
    > fiscal 2008 first quarter ended December 29, 2007. The Company posted
    > revenue of $9.6 billion and net quarterly profit of $1.58 billion, or
    > $1.76 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $7.1
    > billion and net quarterly profit of $1 billion, or $1.14 per diluted
    > share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 34.7 percent, up from
    > 31.2 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted
    > for 45 percent of the quarter's revenue.
    >


    Then, my question stands! WHY HAS THE STOCK PRICE DROPPED 40% SINCE
    JANUARY 1, 2008?! Stock prices RISE with wonderful news and record
    profits!

    >
    > Certainly not a company in trouble. They did report a prediction of
    > rate of growth of sales slowing, and that adversely affected the stock
    > price, which had run ahead of reality.
    >
    >


    So, a 40% drop in the stock price is no big deal, eh? What planet would
    that be on??

    No amount of Apple spinning can make that real....




  15. #30
    Ron
    Guest

    Re: $100 price-cut on 16GB iPhone on the horizon; 8GB iPhone to be discontinued soon?

    On Tue, 11 Mar 2008 22:51:49 +0000, Larry <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Ron <[email protected]> wrote in
    >news:[email protected]:
    >
    >> When did you become a mind reader to know why someone sold stock.
    >> A minority of officers and directors sold stock, and certainly a small
    >> portion of their holdings.

    >
    >You need to look at the Insider Trading again. Those shares reported to
    >EDGAR are the stocks held by the board of directors there at the top!
    >Algore has 600 shares!
    >
    >>
    >> An expiring option?
    >> A children's tuituion bills?
    >> A new house to buy?
    >> A margin call on other stocks?
    >>
    >> are reasons to sell stock, that have zero to do with your fantasy
    >> about Apple.

    >
    >NOONE sells their company stock when the stock is RISING and things are
    >ROSEY.
    >
    >>


    Happens all the time for reasons such as those listed.

    Sorry you see a conspiracy everywhere.






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