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Are Apple's Price Drops Aimed at Linux?
Yesterday, Apple announced significant price drops on many of its consumer products including the iPhone and Mac Air. This is an unusual move by Apple since it carefully controls its pricing--so much so that rarely, if ever, do its products go "on sale." So what's up with this big price drop? Is Apple out to "get" Linux? |
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Comments (8)
"I love it when a plan comes together". Or not...
Maybe Apple feels less threatened in the UK than in the US. I do know that UK prices are usually significantly higher than in the US on tech items but this difference is pretty ridiculous.
"Macemathics"? What's that? Some medieval logic system using bludgeoning weapons instead of + - * and / for operators?
After Asus' public humiliation at the hands of Microsoft, I'd say it's apropos.
Quoting:"Macemathics"? What's that?
Something only people without spellchecker in their browser understand I guess?
It's an oblique reference to Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, Book 3 (I think) - Bistromathics- a form of mathematics based on paying bills in restaurants that powers a spaceship, thus reducing the infinite improbability drive to nothing.
Or perhaps, so long and thanks for all the fish.
Or perhaps, so long and thanks for all the fish.
It was $AU866.00 fro the iPhone I purchased. Over priced piece of rubbish that it is.
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On the UK Apple Store page it says 3G iPhone from £342.50 ($557.17).