Comments on: iPhone Rebates & Power Of The People http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/ Sat, 18 May 2013 09:10:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Friday follow-ups, pt. 1: iEARS (iPhone Early Adopter Rage Syndrome). -- Hoover’s Business Insight Zone http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179818 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:50:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179818 [...] as an indicator that “iPhone sales are missing Apple’s internal targets.” And Om Malik thinks that the quick rebate offer is a reflection of the power of social media [...]

]]> By: Pace of Solar Innovation Not that Fast, Says Solar Installer CEO « Earth2Tech http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179817 Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:18:33 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179817 [...] advancing at a remarkable pace, then all of today’s solar customers are going to feel like iPhone early adopters over the next year. I’ve heard VCs talk about a Moore’s Law for solar, but that [...]

]]> By: Gary Liew http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179816 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 16:57:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179816 Not an iphone owner but thinking of getting one since it is so cheap now. A few comments.

1 – You think Mr. Jobs is worried about his customers? This is corporate America. He is only worried about the price of Apple stock. He did it because he knows that there are people out there that “must” be the first to have everything. Same as Xbox, Playstation etc. etc. etc. Six month later, price drops significantly. iphone, XBox, Playstation etc. etc. etc. If you want to be the first, then dont whine about the price.

2. Didn’t anybody tell you not to buy the first iteration/model of anything. 6 months is a good time to wait for people to make complaints and companies to fix their product.

Then again, money is your and you can do as you see fit. I think I will wait until thanksgiving, bet there will be another huge discount during that day.

]]> By: Grant Lynde http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179815 Mon, 17 Sep 2007 21:33:14 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179815 I am absolutely incensed by this credit. This iphone is my first (and LAST) apple product. The credit is useless because it is non-transferable and cannot be used at itunes. I’ve been on hold for 10 minutes to get the name of someone at HQ to write to… the best they can do is tell me that no one will help me even if I write.

Apple, go to hell!

]]> By: iPology « maclalala http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179814 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 06:34:27 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179814 [...] Om Malik が書いた「iPhone 払い戻しは民衆の力」と寄稿者 Kevin Kelleher の「Jobs [...]

]]> By: Manu Sharma http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179813 Sat, 08 Sep 2007 14:40:34 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179813 I think there’s more to it than people think.

iPhone’s $200 Price Cut = $2 Billion Customer Handout
http://orangehues.com/blog/2007/09/iphones-200-price-cut-2-billion.html

]]> By: Jeremy http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179812 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 20:39:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179812 I agree with Ellen Stafford. It’s not that Steve didn’t know the business, he just wants to explode it. It’s all part of a carefully planned scheme.

You guys will need that $100 when you have to start replacing the batteries on those things anyway.

]]> By: Friday links: reluctant rebate « Abnormal Returns http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179811 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 16:08:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179811 [...] X. Cringely, Fred Schruers, Paul Kedrosky, Turley Miller, Om Malik and Kevin Kelleher on Steve Jobs’ iPhone pricing “strategy” and the subsequent [...]

]]> By: Martin Hesse http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179810 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:16:26 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179810 I was shocked by the reaction the public had to the drop in price for several reasons. First, not only is Jobs right about how “this is technology”, but this is also business. Although we may love and be loyal to the products Apple markets and produces, our admiration alone does not and has not justified abandoning the basic tenets of a business venture. Second, I am told that we were duped into buying a $600 phone? No, we each valued its worth to us at THAT moment and considered it a worthwhile investment. Now it should matter little that it can be had for a fraction of the price. Like every tech product that has come before it, the price of the iphone was surely to decrease within a matter of months. Surely those who felt it worth the $600(not a paltry sum) to buy it instantly assessed both the risks and the rewards? What the people have asked Apple for is to compensate them for their negligent impulse shopping. But even the remedy provided is a business move; they are being consistent. And this should never have surprised anyone.

]]> By: Avnish http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179809 Fri, 07 Sep 2007 14:19:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/2007/09/06/iphone-rebates-power-of-the-people/#comment-179809 I think Steve Jobs came to know the realities of cell phone business. You cant keep a phone so high cost even if it is revolution technology. Reality is that cell phone is used by masses and it needs to be affordable and at the same time if you sell more you make more money. However in my opinion one reason could be holiday season sales and another could be some other competition coming with some amazing phone with better rates. I mean come on how can you drop prices all of a sudden, this is major PR disaster done by Apple and I doubt volume sale is the reason, I am pretty about future competition coming from rivals and Apple came to know about it and they lowered the price to make money ASAP. Look at the the PR disaster steps taken by Apple, first $200 rebate then refund for 14 days old customers, then $100 store credit, it all adds to anxiety level faced by Apple executives.

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