appleinsider.com - 11/12/2008
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Aidan Malley Published: 06:30 PM EST One report is suggesting that Apple will not only expand iPhone sales to Costco but cut pricing at the same time. In a more confirmed price drop, Apple is now touting $5 movie purchases as a regular feature. Also, Google has launched its own video chat ...
techcrunch.com - 11/13/2008
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techcrunch.com —
We’ve received multiple (if thin) reports that Apple
is working on a search engine of some sort....
At first glance, the rumors make sense. Apple’s Safari browser has 6-7% market share , and currently uses Google as the search engine for ...
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Is Apple Building A Search Engine?
appleinsider.com - 11/14/2008
bullcross.blogspot.com - 11/10/2008
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bullcross.blogspot.com —
When Apple reports earnings in January for its
first fiscal quarter of 2009, the investment community could...
be greeted with the mother of all earnings blow-outs. The analyst consensus estimates have gotten so absurdly bearish, that Apple might beat ...
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Apple Could Blow-Out Revenue Estimates by $1.2 Billion ...
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iPhone to sell for $149 at Costco?
I4U News —
... . Via Apple Insider . Posted on Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr
Costco to sell the iPhone 3G for $149?
CrunchGear —
A tech analyst is claiming that Costco is going to sell the Jesusphone for $149 starting in January. No other details were outlined so this statement is this will definitely be filed in the ‘Rumor’ category but even if the discount warehouse does drop the price by 50 bones, that alone would not justify cell phone end times.
The iPhone is already the best selling handset in the US, and while Costco is a major retailer, it’s not Best Buy large. If a retailer with as much market penetration as Best Buy starts selling the ...
Costco to Sell the iPhone 3G at a New, Lower Price?
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis —
... existing models would open up the door for a new 32GB or HD model to swoop in at the existing 16GB price point.
Take the rumor for what it’s worth, as Global Equities Research hasn’t named any sources for their information. Interesting that this news comes out on the heels of Orange announcing they will sell the iPhone 3G for €99 for the holidays.
What does Apple have up their sleeve… Hmmm? Price drops for the holidays me thinks!
[Via: AppleInsider]
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Gadget Rumor: iPhone To Hit Costco Stores for $150
GadgetReview —
... be available in Costco stores for $149 in January of next year, has no supporting evidence with the exception that Orange France will be selling the iPhone at a discounted price of 99 Euros until January. Then again, I’ve heard you can get the iPhone for free in some parts of the UK. And there’s also a rumor floating around that Apple will be discounting the iPhone for the holidays, so Costco might be an after thought.
Stay tuned.
[AppleInsider]
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Rumor: $149 iPhone coming from Costco
SlashGear —
... So this sounds a bit unbelievable, but it’s interesting nevertheless. Especially, when you consider all of the Black Friday sales coming up. It seems a $149 iPhone might soon be available from Costco. ...
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Technologizer —
... Which doesn’t mean that I’m assuming Chowdry is right. He’s the same guy who said he believed that Costco would be selling $149 iPhones last January, and who saw ...
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iPhone to sell for $149 at Costco? —
I4U News 11/12/2008
Trip Chowdhry an analyst covering Silicon Valley tech has mentioned in his current trend and gossip report that Apple is supposed to bring the iPhone to Costco for a new low price of $149.
The rumor says that this new low price point would be ...
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NPD Says iPhone Was Tops in Q3 2008 —
I4U News 11/12/2008
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