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Apple Plans Cheaper Nano-Based iPhone
bigkahunafish writes "It seems Apple is planning a cheaper version of the iPhone possibly based on the iPod Nano. This phone would be priced below $300 making it more affordable than the $500-600 iPhone. This should bring Apple phone technology into the hands of more users, though this cheaper phone could have more limited functionality. From the article: 'Sales of the [original] iPhone are expected to be limited to a small percentage of the market due to its high price tag, particularly in the United States where 85 percent of consumers tend to spend $100 or less on cell phones. But analysts forecast that a cheaper phone from Apple, which leads the digital music player market, could pose a much bigger threat to long-established phone makers such as Nokia, Motorola Inc, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Sony Ericsson, owned by Sony Corp and Ericsson.' I just hope they don't make a phone based on the iPod Shuffle."
Wow, it's THAT small?
It's got only one button. Press it and it dials one of your contacts at random.
Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
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...they need to have another iPhone that isn't out yet we can have at least one post a day about.
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So it's a rotary-dial phone, then?
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I bought a new Toyota once, but then, within a few weeks the manufacturer released a newer, better-looking model with some improved features and at the same price! Oh boy, was I pissed off. The manufacturer wouldn't upgrade my car, or give me any money back.
So for my most recent car purchase I bought a new Chevy. They're updated like once every 20 years, and the updates usually make them a bit lousier. Now I know I made a good decision!
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Actually, its job security for my techs.
If I bought Apples, they'd all be out of a job! But even with these, I get a little more use out of them than the normal user...I just found out the main line of computers I have is considered to be completely out of date for my university...even if someone sends them to central surplus, I can't requisition them even for parts for my department because the university wants me to upgrade. Why? I'll be damned if I have Vista installed on any of our computers.
But job security...I buy that many to keep students working on crappy PCs and keeping them off the dope.
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I think it'd be cheaper to drive to the local Apple store and just buy an iPhone
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