“Last week was a huge week for Apple. First the iPhone 4S was unveiled and met with criticism that it wasn’t an iPhone 5. Then Steve Jobs passed away,” Tony Bradley writes for PCWorld. “Then Apple and its wireless providers shattered previous records by pre-selling a million of the ‘disappointing’ iPhone 4Ss on Friday.”
“One thing that didn’t seem to get the attention it deserves is the iPhone 3GS,” Bradley writes. “The iPhone 4S has a variety of updates and improvements that make it a compelling, leading edge smartphone. The existing iPhone 4 will now be available for only $99 with a two-year contract. But, the big news is that people can get an iOS smartphone for free with a two-year contract with the iPhone 3GS.”
Bradley writes, “When customers with tight budgets are presented with a choice between spending $100 to get an iPhone 3GS, or walking away with an Android smartphone for free, many choose free. Now, those same individuals will be able to choose free and still get an iPhone.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]