“Apple intends to stay ‘nimble’ on pricing of the iPad, possibly lowering prices if the newly unveiled tablet device fails to gain traction among consumers,” Matt Phillips reports for The Wall Street Journal. “That was just one of the items in a note out Sunday night from Credit Suisse recounting meetings with Apple executives.”
Credit Suisse analyst Bill Shope wrote:
Apple wants the iPad to be the best device for a few key use cases. For instance, the company believes it could eventually be seen as superior to both handheld and notebook devices for browsing the Internet, using the App Store, and consuming mobile media (video, photos, and e-books). Nevertheless, in other areas, notebooks, the iPhone, or an iPod may be more appropriate. This clear segmentation of capabilities suggests that cannibalization may be less of a concern than most currently believe… While it remains to be seen how much traction the iPad gets initially, management noted that it will remain nimble (pricing could change if the company is not attracting as many customers as anticipated)
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Gilles H.” for the heads up.]
I have already not bought my first gen iPad! w00t! Can’t wait for the front facing camera, price drop and Unicorn tear dispenser!
The $499 is a not unreasonable price. But they really gouge you with the flash memory and the 3G wireless chip, which cost very little to add. i would prefer that they just offer one model, the current top of the line 64gb with 3G data, for $600, instead of $829.
£350 or so isn’t a lot – for so much fun playing around with it.
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You can spend more on a day out in town.
If you dine at Claridges, I admit
And after that, who cares if they drop the price?
It will still have a thousand uses.
Prices ALWAYS drop; features are ALWAYS added. Has it kept any of us from buying Macs? I’m guessing not. Buyer remorse? I doubt it. Keep the products coming!
@justme2
Get ready for bitching from the early adopters when the price drops, like what happened with the iPhone…
Oh, quit bitchin’ about the bitchers. You’re just as bad. Let go and move on.