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A Fat, Overfed, Undereducated iPhone
The most confoundingly stupid thing Apple could do: sell a device that's in no small part successful because of its high-end feel in America's low-end clearing house that caters to the lowest-common-denominator buyer. I'm not suggesting Apple should sell the iPhone 3G in Nordstrom. But to diminish their brand's appeal indeed peels away a critical layer of gloss that first put the iPhone on the map. If Apple's going to do it, market a model like the first generation or a rumored new, scaled-down iPhone at Walmart--and do it from the get go. Market the top model there, and in the world's eye the device begins not only to look like Walmart but also the customer who'll buy it.
Posted by: ninexpoundhammer   Posted on: 11/20/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Apple is hurting!  kd5auq | 11/19/08
Or perhaps?  Tiggster | 11/19/08
Dumbest Quote Of The Day  itanalyst2@... | 11/19/08
Indication of Strength for Both Walmart and Apple  DavidBulkin | 11/19/08
#1 device worldwide  CowLauncher | 11/19/08
Where's No_Ax and Loverock?  itanalyst2@... | 11/19/08
Nice to read a thread about apple  jphines79 | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  scrimshaw.robert@... | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  solarays | 11/20/08
?  e_s | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  e_s | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  Rufus Dogg | 11/20/08
A Fat, Overfed, Undereducated iPhone  ninexpoundhammer | 11/20/08
seriously  dspeers@... | 11/20/08
Image Is Everything  annetrueblood | 11/20/08
And look what happened  cmgalaxy | 11/20/08
The success of the device...  cslycord@... | 11/20/08
9lb hammer ust be an 0bama voter...  rnotaro@... | 11/20/08
A sad state  ninexpoundhammer | 11/26/08
Exactly!  Mingish | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  trm1945 | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  bacrabb | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  jediguard@... | 11/20/08
Walmart / Image  cmgalaxy | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  usaf1973 | 11/20/08
why do you have to specify your income?  cmgalaxy | 11/20/08
I think he specified his income  cslycord@... | 11/20/08
Grow a conscience!  fusilier8888 | 11/20/08
THANK YOU...  cmgalaxy | 11/20/08
You're welcome...  fusilier8888 | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  drevman | 11/20/08
RE: iPhone 3G coming to Walmart, Sam's Club Dec. 28  cself77@... | 11/22/08
Your view of the world needs checking  coopejx@... | 11/26/08

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