New iPhone offered for sale via unauthorised outlets An unauthorised market in Apple's next-gen Jesus mobe is emerging ahead of today's much anticipated launch with price tags that would reduce most desperate fanbois to tears. Suppliers in Europe have been contacted by broker Rainbow Concepts Inc, peddling the 16GB model at $925 and the 32GB version for $1,025 with minimum order …
That the IOS feature that allows you to update your mobile the same way as you can update a android handset? Or that the IOS feature that makes top down notifications ala android!
And Apple are suing Samsung - ROFLMAO - amount of feature copying in IOS5 Google could and should be rapeing there ass's Worldwide.
...just to be one of the first with the new handset?
Soon the CSPs will be offering them bundled call packages that are sure to benefit those who were prepared to wait an extra few weeks...
At the same time, they'll appear on the Apple Store and those who don't want to be tied into a new contract will be fleeced directly..
Then.. in 6 months the "white version" will be made available sparking off even more unjustified excitement over an existing product in a new tone....
Oh, joy...
With a minimum order it's not just one or tow fools, you've gotta catch 500 brainless plonkers before they make it to the apple store and fine the same item going for half the price.
Not forgetting of course that the order price is $1K per phone, the retailer will need to add their profit margin onto that - and with such a risky proposition to start off with they'll need to add on a decent margin in-case they don't' shift all the overpriced stock.
"...I know apple fanbois are amound the stupidest of creatures and will happily sell their grandmother for the next iPhone..."
But for the really, REALLY stupidest of creatures look no further than those who decide that using any, or some of Apple's products make you a "fanboi" and that their own take on the whole of technology is so mind-blowingly perceptive, that anyone who ventures to differ in the slightest way is to be treated to execrable invective (usually spittle-flecked).
Just a touch perhaps?
Pretty much everyone at some point has enjoyed some of Apple's products, afterall they're very good.
But I think those that would happily que outside a shop at midnight or those who would even consider paying double the RRP just to have the very lastest thing before anyone else does. Those are fanboi's.
So which store will you be queing outside of in a few weeks then ted Treen?
After all, it's an iPhone, and on top of that, an iPhone 5! I mean, after you've spend roughly 3 grand on iPhones since the first one came out, would you really want to lose your 'living-on-the-very-edge-of-technology' status for a mere £1000? Think of what your mates will think if you still have an old one days after the release.
It's a fashion article*, and wearing yesterday's fashion is lame. Gotta keep appearances up.
* of course, it is also a mobile phone, and a social network client, and a creative tool, and a lot more. And it's also well engineered. True. But I'm sure that most people will have it as a statement, not a necessity. If you're creative enough to draw a stunning evening dress concept on an iPhone 4 while you're commuting, you will not turn out a much better dress with an iPhone 5, or a worse one on a sheet of A5.
A Rolex is only like an iPhone in that both are overpriced and many other products offer most of the main functions for under £10.
The big difference is that a 30 year old Rolex that hadn't been serviced for 25 years could be restored to almost new condition and accuracy -- at a cost of nearly £250, but with a 3 year warranty. I would guess this now rather old watch could still sell for around twice the original purchase price -- some rarer Rolex models go for much more.
What sort of support do you get for an iPhone that's five years old ?
Well, I stand corrected, you are right. I should not have likened an iPhone to a Rolex.
It's more like the dress I mentioned being designed, or a handbag or a pair of shoes: Cartier puts it out for £5000, the copy at Topshop costs £250, 12 months later for £30 at TKmax. But, by then useless because it's last years rag, and you wouldn't want to be seen in it.
Under this premise, who wants support for a 5 year old iPhone? It's sooo old! As I said above, fashion article.
On the other hand, has the term 'Giffen goods' come to anyone's but my mind yet? I think from now on I'll call it the Giffen-phone.
(<blush>I'm not a good example, I'm still using a Siemens EF81</blush>)
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