Comments on: How Apple Sc****d their Most Loyal Customer http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/09/05/how-apple-scd-their-most-loyal-customer/ Connecting the dots ... Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:03:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bill Doern http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/09/05/how-apple-scd-their-most-loyal-customer/#comment-5527 Bill Doern Thu, 06 Sep 2007 03:24:22 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/09/05/how-apple-scd-their-most-loyal-customer/#comment-5527 1992 - purchased revolutionary Macintosh IIvi at an astounding 5K. Discontinued after six months and reintroduced as the Centris 610 at half the cost and twice the horsepower. This is price that early adopters have always paid :) 1992 – purchased revolutionary Macintosh IIvi at an astounding 5K. Discontinued after six months and reintroduced as the Centris 610 at half the cost and twice the horsepower.

This is price that early adopters have always paid :)

]]> By: Victor Karamalis http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/09/05/how-apple-scd-their-most-loyal-customer/#comment-5521 Victor Karamalis Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:44:12 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/09/05/how-apple-scd-their-most-loyal-customer/#comment-5521 Hi Zoli, I noticed your comments on Bubblicious and it would seem bad that the two events occurred at the same time. As for pricing of the new iPhones, we've all been taught in school that the innovators/early adopters will always pay a hefty price for new innovation. The fact that technology changes so much faster than ever before and that Apple actually kept up with the demand shows that they knew what their technology diffusion S curve was going to look like. Basically, they met their quota at the end of 2 months. Hi Zoli, I noticed your comments on Bubblicious and it would seem bad that the two events occurred at the same time. As for pricing of the new iPhones, we’ve all been taught in school that the innovators/early adopters will always pay a hefty price for new innovation. The fact that technology changes so much faster than ever before and that Apple actually kept up with the demand shows that they knew what their technology diffusion S curve was going to look like. Basically, they met their quota at the end of 2 months.

]]> By: Mark Bean http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/09/05/how-apple-scd-their-most-loyal-customer/#comment-5518 Mark Bean Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:06:51 +0000 http://www.zoliblog.com/2007/09/05/how-apple-scd-their-most-loyal-customer/#comment-5518 Is this the price we pay as early adopters and technology evangelists? We all knew that the price of the iPhone would come down - but not after only two months. Seems a little unfair to Ismael and the other attendees. Bummer. Is this the price we pay as early adopters and technology evangelists? We all knew that the price of the iPhone would come down – but not after only two months.

Seems a little unfair to Ismael and the other attendees. Bummer.

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