“Apple [yesterday] unveiled a new, faster iPhone, the 3G S, and cut the price of the currently available 3G iPhone to $99,” Therese Poletti writes for MarketWatch.
“Such a move is likely to spark demand among many consumers who have been on the fence waiting for prices to drop before they will consider buying an iPhone. At $99 the 3G iPhone is one of the lowest-cost smart phones on the market.,” Poletti writes. “At that price, things start to get interesting. The iPhone 3G now sells for $100 cheaper than the two most comparable devices on the market – the BlackBerry Storm from Research In Motion and the new Pre smart phone from Palm.”
The iPhone “is set to become as ubiquitous as the iPod,” Poletti writes.
Full article here.
Aude Lagorce reports for MarketWatch, “The launch of a new family of iPhones, including one at a very attractive price, may force European rival Nokia Corp. to rethink its pricing strategy for its top-of-the-range N97 model, analysts said Tuesday… The new family of iPhones will also cast a shadow over Palm Inc.’s renewed efforts to break into the European market, with its Pre phone.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: The bloodbath doth intensify.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
