Phil Schiller says inexpensive iPhone will "never be the future of Apple"

33. AnTuTu posted on 10 Jan 2013, 15:07 14 1

Apple ----> It was a smartphone in 2007, 2008 and 2009 and after that it is just trying to catch - up with other smartphones in the market.

It is just a matter of time.....!!!

48. MeoCao (unregistered) posted on 10 Jan 2013, 21:46 9 0

Good point, and now iPhone is a dumbphone, officially.

49. Nathan_ingx posted on 10 Jan 2013, 22:16 8 0

You know, it's funny how the word 'inexpensive' has been used instead of the usual word 'affordable'.

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54. ZayZay posted on 11 Jan 2013, 12:04 0 0

At least it didn't say cheap.

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20. SleepingOz posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:12 19 1

And people will still buy it for the logo.

10. billybuttpounder (banned) posted on 10 Jan 2013, 13:42 5 1

Exactly. since they literally had NOTHING to show or talk about. Hey, I'll be an analyst (Ihave the qualifications to make educated guesses and be right maybe half the time too!) and predict apples stock will slide another 20% in the next couple months as Android, Windows, and even Blackberry continue to outperform and outclass the iphone in every single way.

39. rickywinataa posted on 10 Jan 2013, 16:49 2 0

Imo people are waiting for the next idevice from Apple, it has been 3 years since the first iPad launched

29. someones4 posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:58 5 0

True. and people who believe that are quite naive... Apple will only cram mediocre hardware to maximise profit.

34. Ninetysix posted on 10 Jan 2013, 15:41 0 6

someones4: "Apple will only cram mediocre hardware to maximise profit."

Please let me know what your views are about the S3 Mini and SII Plus phones from Samsung.

35. someones4 posted on 10 Jan 2013, 16:08 7 0

S2 plus is really lame honestly. No idea why they did that. But it's still more or less on par with the iPhone, specs-wise.

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12. darkkjedii posted on 10 Jan 2013, 13:51 0 8

U actually make a great point

25. TROLL posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:39 2 3

Right 8.GB is free the iPhone5.

30. someones4 posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:59 3 0

Don't understand your thumb downs...That's sarcasm right?

24. rainyday posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:36 6 0

exactly, what he means is "our phones will always be overprices, because we are very very greedy"

18. PhoneAddiction posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:07 3 0

So true. The analyst profession in sports is a joke too. These two seem to go hand in hand. Give a guess, and if they're right, they're somehow reliable. If they're wrong, no one talks about it.

17. billybuttpounder (banned) posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:06 9 2

But your messiah steve jobs told everyone that 3.5" is the biggest anyone would ever need? Gosh, I would be very confused if I was an iDrone because steve always told you guys what to think and what you want.

37. darkkjedii posted on 10 Jan 2013, 16:25 0 6

Please go away. Please???

42. TROLL posted on 10 Jan 2013, 17:09 2 0

He's back..for good ran't you billybutpounder? ... where's chaoticrazor and PAPINYC....

No he's here to Troll Apple....And to stay.

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45. billybuttpounder (banned) posted on 10 Jan 2013, 18:04 2 0

Yup. In the words of darkjedi- "make me".

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47. someones4 posted on 10 Jan 2013, 20:17 0 0

If they do, they'll be slapping themselves in the face. Since they so vehemently defended their stance on small screens, there'll be little choice but to put on a tough face and carry on with their style.

19. billybuttpounder (banned) posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:09 3 0

"On contract you can get a free iPhone 4. Thats pretty good"

LOL, no. a 2 year old 3G phone with a single core processor is "good" to you?
One could do SOOOO much better, Incredible 4G, Galaxy Exhilerate, BB Torch, Lumia 900, Galaxy S 2 all dominate the iphone 4 as a free phone.

26. thunderbolt posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:39 0 2

Ipad 2 price dropped in India by 10K 2 days back on few online retail stores now that's a cheap tablet ... isn't it ?

31. biophone posted on 10 Jan 2013, 15:01 2 0

The type of person who is likely to buy a free phone isn't a power user. The iphone 4 is a great phone for alot of people. I have an iphone 4 and for a single core phone its fast enough as it does every task I ask of it no problem. Alot of people also have wi-fi everywhere like I do living on a college campus so 3g isn't a problem. Also the power drain 4g is for some phones some people would prefer 3g. Heck I'm not saying there aren't other good options but different people have varying needs. The fact apple has a cheap phone available is the point and the cheap phone they are selling is actually pretty darn good.

40. billybuttpounder (banned) posted on 10 Jan 2013, 17:03 3 0

I agree with everything you said, +1. However, I'm the kind of person that wants the most for my money even if we're talking free product. And I feel my point stands, that there are MUCH better "free" options on contract than an i4. But yeah, I agree that people that want free phones typically don't care much about specs.
A good point.

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46. biophone posted on 10 Jan 2013, 18:56 0 0

I agree there are better options if you want a phone with the best specs or most customizability. However if you aren't the iphone is a good option.

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55. ZayZay posted on 11 Jan 2013, 12:09 0 0

Even if I wasn't a phone lover, if someone told me that the i4 was 2 years old, it would turn me away. Didn't anyone notice that when iOS 6.0 came out, the 4 got a little bit slower? Or am I the only one handling customers phones and thinking "Dang, this is slow why would anyone want this?"

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23. thunderbolt posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:36 0 0

Yes all robocops walk talk and function in same as as they were programmed to function ... isn't robocop more aristrocratic than the other word ... lol sounds so "cool" man ...

27. thunderbolt posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:40 1 0

Aristocratic hypocrits.

28. TROLL posted on 10 Jan 2013, 14:41 1 0

They don't believe in that cause they don't want to pay patent fees to whom it belongs to or is it Frand?

32. biophone posted on 10 Jan 2013, 15:06 0 0

I don't think thats what they meant. I think its more along the lines of the best screens, processors, radios, and so on. If they made a cheap iphone it wouldn't have these things. If they just sell old iPhones though for people who aren't power users they will have the best technology for previous years. Which alot of people are ok with. To put it another way he was talking about the necessary parts of the phone such as processors should be the best available. He is not saying they include every feature possible.

44. LionStone posted on 10 Jan 2013, 18:02 0 0

"Consider", being the key word there... ahem... :-)

43. TROLL posted on 10 Jan 2013, 17:15 2 0

No one...