自從iPhone減價,遭首批買家狠批,結果,SteveJobs要送出價值100美元的現金,藉此安撫憤怒的一群。
基本上,手機的減價促銷營運商的指定動作,幾乎所有流動裝置也會在推出一段日子後減價,那是連中學經濟課也有授的price discrimination,產品推出初期,供應量少,價格也高,先招徠不惜工本也要iPhone到手的買家,其後逐漸減價,售予價格彈性較敏感的人。但何以iPhone引發的迴響特別大?
減價唔一定好
六月尾iPhone推出,蘋果的狂熱擁躉,就算排幾日隊,日曬雨淋也毫無怨言,因為七月初能擁有一部iPhone,「有得睇,無得玩」,已經值回票價。誠然,擁躉們的心態,與港女愛Anya Hindmarch的「我不是膠袋」差不多。減價使iPhone擁有人數大增,當人有我有時,優越感也相應減弱。換言之,利源東西街版的「我不是膠袋」突然氾濫,不是膠的也會變膠。
蘋果宣佈減價當日,還同時推出新iPod,但股價不升反跌,足以反映減價並非利好消息。減價行動,短期令iPhone的銷售上升。不過,AH的利源東西街版,是A貨;減價iPhone,是正版;某程度上,蘋果已經傷害了這一班忠心擁躉的感情,對不?回贈100美元現金,是否安撫得憤怒的一群,已經成疑問;其他失望的粉絲,只怕不易修補這個裂縫。
2007年9月17日刊於《蘋果日報》
減價的目的,或許是要先發制人將強敵擊退。
Zune+WM12 推出之時…..到時一人一部 iPod,我想知 Zune 點樣賣?
FYI, iPhone will launch in the UK November 9 in an exclusive deal with O2(a mobile operator) in UK and will retail at £269 on £35, £45 and £55 per month tariffs, with all subscribers tied into 18-month contracts.
The most interesting point of the announcement is that all tariffs will include unlimited data, meaning O2 which has will finally be catching up with its peers to offer a flat rate, all you can eat, data plan. The fair usage policy for data equates to around 1400 web page impressions per day, according to Key.
O2 will launch its flat rate data plans on October 1.
Not surprisingly, neither Jobs nor Key would be drawn on the subject of revenue share. It is rumoured in some quarters that Apple will take a cut of between 20 – 40 per cent of all revenues generated on the device, both data and voice.
Unlimited data plan for iPhone, so, it means that user can browse on GPRS / Edge? Sounds not bad.
iPhone 減價我見到既係 apple 想谷大 mobile internet 既用量,將本來至少要 08年先開始成熟既 mobile internet , 提前一年推出市場
咁有乜好處 ? 當拎過 iphone 用 safari 上 ebanking , 睇 appledaily , 對其他電話就唔會再睇得上眼。而其他電話生產商要追上 Apple 亦都好有難度,USD399 己經係一般用戶會考慮既價值,如果計埋 ipod function , 更加係超值,我想像到既係會有一股換機潮將會出現
講開mobile internet,有無人用緊PCCW個everywhere?考慮緊上唔上台中‧‧‧