Wal-Mart has officially announced the availability of the revolutionary Apple iPhone 3G at nearly 2,500 Wal-Mart stores beginning Sunday, December 28, 2008.
The retailer will offer the black 8GB iPhone 3G model with the every day price of US$197 and the 16GB black or white model for $297, with a new two-year service agreement from AT&T or qualified upgrade. Wal-Mart’s price match policy also allows stores to match the price of any local competitor’s advertised store price on the same item within the same promotional period.
“We are delighted to bring customers this ground-breaking mobile technology,” said Gary Severson, senior vice president, Entertainment, Wal-Mart, in the press release. “Our electronics associates have been preparing for many weeks for the arrival of iPhone 3G. We are excited to now help new customers learn more about the features and services that make the iPhone unique.”
The new iPhone 3G combines all the revolutionary features of iPhone plus 3G networking that is twice as fast, built-in GPS for expanded location-based mobile services, and iPhone 2.2 software which includes support for Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and runs over 10,000 third party applications available through the new App Store.
Customers can find more information and assistance at the Apple iPhone 3G kiosks located at the Walmart Connection Center in the Home Entertainment department. Electronics associates are ready to assist customers with purchase questions, demonstrations and activation.
Source: Wal-Mart
MacDailyNews Take: Merry Christmas, RIM. 
I had been wondering what Apple was going to do with refurb’s and ‘cosmetic rejects’ …
We should not be celebrating anything to do with Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is a company which is focused on destroying communities, destroying people’s livelihoods, and destroying the environment. You can learn all about it by watching the documentary “Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price”. More details at http://www.walmartmovie.com
Why not (also) hate the gap & co for putting the locally owned clothing, dress & lingerie shops out of business?
Because walmart is the biggest and more successful?
That’s silly.
Because they cater to working class america?
(if so you, need to have a long sit down with a mirror)
Because they pay unskilled workers lower wages?
Actually walmart is at or above most other nation companies (both US and abroad), Wake up and smell the coffee. Got no skills? Well… you can’t make much money stocking shelves, better learn to do something well or suffer the consequences
I shop at Wallmart, I shop at Gap. I buy my wife undies at Victoria’s Secret (and she buys clothes at Limited and Bananna republic.)
Good post “why all the Walmart hated”. MacBill is obviously “Liberal Moonbat Snob Bill”.
Walmart offers 7000 outlets for the iPhone. I shop there quite a bit and I have a 6 figure income as does most of the folks in my community.
Good move Apple!
Great – a pair of non-thinking conservatives..
That Walmart movie was pure crap. There were no valid arguments against Walmart there. My family can afford to buy a lot more clothes, meds, etc. at Walmart because of its low prices. If you want to pay more elsewhere, by all means, be stupid.
The objection to Walmart is almost always a bunch of brainwashed pro-Union morons who need the union to protect their lazy asses.
For the rest of us, Walmart provides a great service to the community – affordable basic needs.
@ MacBill
I wouldn’t say they’re focused on destroying communities. I’d say they’re focused on earning revenue and they don’t care what happens to the communities.
Wal-Mart is a company which is focused on making a 10% profit.
Apple is a company which is focused on making a 30% profit.
If Wal-Mart is evil? What is our favorite fruit company?
It is made in Communist China. That alone qualifies it to be sold at Wal-Mart- a.k.a. The China Shop©™
@ Al
> If Wal-Mart is evil? What is our favorite fruit company?
Apple makes “30% profit” because it has worked hard to put itself in a position where it can average about 30% profit margin. If WalMart could average 30% profit margin, they would too; I’m sure on some products they sell, they make well over 30% profit.
Apple is a for-profit business that has shareholders. Any suggestion that Apple (or WalMart) is “evil” because they try to make as much profit as possible is stupid.
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@ Al –
Apple is a for-profit business that has shareholders. Any suggestion that Apple (or WalMart) is “evil” because they try to make as much profit as possible is stupid.”
Dude, you know this is a pro-Obamalama site, does you not? Capitalism is out, stupidity (communism [socialism]) is in!
Is this the sort of garbage that qualifies as socio-political debate in the US of A?
No wonder your empire is crumbling…
hahaha, redneck Americans. Anything that is not pure Capitalism must therefore signal the onset of Communism, right? Brilliant.
@H.E
America can never be an empire because freedom is the natural right of all people. Freedom can only be suppressed, not imposed.
@handsome smitty
Your not only stupid but you problably smell like those who reside in communist countries. That is of course if you have ever traveled to one. We shall all see how you like it 3.5 years in. If you want to see capitalism in action, just look at all the bubbles bursting. Trying to save them is what brings on the depression because that is what prolongs the inevitable agony of the failure that has to happen. You have to remember that you only reap what you sow. If you want to see all the cities with the highest crime rates in America. Just look to the cities that have not elected a Republican mayor. In some of the cases that means ever. Miami, Milwaukee, Detroit…. so forth and so on. The amazing truth in all of it is , Stupid people are insane. They keep doing the same thing over and over expecting different results. The war on poverty is just one prime example of how the government can’t do anything correctly. Ron Paul is right! Our constitutional republic is in danger not from without but from within.
Just because Apple Inc. is going to sell phones at WalMart shows me that they know where the cash cow is. Which by the way prove my first point that you must be stupid.
@handsome smitty
My apologies to you. I misread your wit and for that I am truly sorry. My opinion was for those who hate the foundations of this nation. A revolution is what it took to bring us out from under the rule of a would be king. Now we have a president elect who doesn’t want to preside over a nation but “rule on day 1”.
@Walmart
Yes, when you want to insult someone, call them a liberal. Want to complement someone? Call them a conservative–you know, the geniuses that have been messing up everything for the past eight years.
@Bob
there is a reason people pay more for clothes outside of walmart…… its BECAUSE THEY AREN’T FROM WALMART.
Most the time if you want the latest fashion in clothes and not just something plain and boring you shop at hollister, american eagle, abercrombie, pacific sun wear and heck… even old navy, whom seem to be the better priced that the first 4 yet also not as high of a brand name. Not everyone cares for brand though and not everyone cares for style. I go for what I think looks good and fits me. And since I make good money I dont worry about the price. Those who are less fortunate or dont care or go through clothes quickly will tend to shop at target, walmart, k-mart(whatever ones are left) and Kohls.
also… there was much hate for how walmart ran its business and not by them trying to make a profit but by how they treated their workers. And I dont mean yelling at them and harassment and such I mean by pay and hours and benefits etc. but they have improved on this in time… or atleast I hope they did.