“When something is happening in the cellphone business, we here at ETrade Supply are often the first to know. You may remember 11 months ago, we showed you the first real images of the iPhone 5, or 3 months ago the first parts from the Blackberry Z10,” ETrade Supply Blog reports. “Well we just heard ‘on the wind’ confirmation that Apple will in fact be releasing lower end models.”
“Should the pricing — or the low-cost iPhone itself — turn out to be true, it would actually be positioned as more of a mid-range device, slightly more expensive than low-end phones but with functionality largely comparable to premium smartphones thanks to Apple’s own in-house chip engineering and control of both hardware and software integration” Electronista reports. “Such a combination might drive more mid-price device sales in a market that is currently split mostly between low-end feature and barely-smart prepaid phones and high-end, premium devices on subsidized contracts.”
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MacDailyNews Take: The ETrade Supply Blog “report” reads like it was written by Samsung. Some examples of the ridiculousness, include:
• After disappointing sales figures from the iPhone 5, and not much being expected form the iPhone 5S, Apple needs a new strategy…
• Since Steve Jobs died, there doesn’t seem to be much life at Apple. Rumous [sic] of iTV have been around for a while… but today, most people know how to hook-up their TV to a computer and download tones [sic] of content; this combined with Hulu will keep most people satisfied.
• The iPhone was a Game Changer and stayed at the top until recently, but only because it was a first-to-market product and had a great brand. The sharks at Samsung knew this and did not sit by idly while Apple had a brain freeze. Instead they started offering cheaper and better products…
• Apple needs to make money somewhere and keep the brand alive while they wait for a new idea.
• We all know what happens if you are off in the woods picking blackberries instead of doing something innovative or profitable.So, take this rumor with a dump truck of salt.
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