“The biggest shopping day of the year is fast approaching. This Friday, countless retailers all over the U.S. will be slashing prices for Black Friday, causing a frenzy amongst shoppers who cannot wait to spend some of their hard-earned cash on discounted goods,” Killina Bell reports for Cult of Mac.
“We’re expecting Apple to slash around $100 off its most popular notebooks and desktops, and that includes its MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and iMac,” Bell reports. “Apple is likely to reduce [their iPad 2] price by around $40.”
For iPod touch, “we’re expecting Apple to cut around $20 off the 8GB iPod touch, $30 off the 16GB model, and $40 off the 64GB model,” Bell reports.
More potential deals in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]
If anyone needs suggestions on their Christmas shopping, I’d take one of each. Except the 8GB iPod. I won’t need one after you get me the 32 and 64.
Thank you.
I could use a fully loaded Mac Pro, and 13″ Air.
I already have everything else I want.
But a Large $ amount Apple gift card works also 😉
Not saying the iPad price cut won’t happen, but I’m wondering why any firm would cut prices on a product they can’t keep in stock.
How many families can spend $600 or so on an iPad, and still have enough left over in their Christmas budget to buy another high cost item? The only reason I can come up with is, in today’s economic environment, making the most desired tablet a little less expensive would suck consumer spending away from competing products (of all kinds).
Can’t help but wonder if all these “buying opportunities” for AAPL are actually saying that the ceiling is about $400 until we see what happens without Steve. My prediction is that Apple will remain a very good tech company with very good senior managers. Note that the word “exceptional” is not being used here.
Why does America call this friday “black friday”?
Because it’s the day that many retailers finally are in the black.
At least that’s what I’ve heard.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Friday_(shopping)
“The day’s name originated in Philadelphia, where it originally was used to describe the heavy and disruptive pedestrian and vehicle traffic which would occur on the day after Thanksgiving.[4] Use of the term started before 1966 and began to see broader use outside Philadelphia around 1975. Later an alternative explanation began to be offered: that “Black Friday” indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or are “in the black”.”
It’s the day when retailers claim to start making a profit for the year, i.e., the day they go “into the black”. It’s a relatively recent affectation.
On account of the traffic, perhaps “Blocked Friday” would be more fitting?
Thanks. Look at the possibilities for misunderstanding. In Britain, Australia, New Zealand and who knows where else, Black Friday is a friday which is the 13th day of any month. Unlucky for superstitious people.
It is a great day to stay home…
Because when ‘green’ is spread around, the outlook for the future is black/dim.
Slash? That’s more like a whittle…..