VG Republic Writes: Well the days of Androids being the answer for those that don’t want to pay the premium it takes to get a higher end phone are limited with the confirmation today by ETrade Supply of Foxconn, reported by The Times of India, the manufactures of the current iPhones, that a budget iPhone will hit the market by the end of 2013. The iPhone has a good grip on the market, as it stands right now they own approximately 50% of the cell phone sales in the United States, but as numbers have slightly slipped it isn’t surprising that Apple has been in search of ways to create as close to a monopoly as possible. They did so with the tablet market, as iPads became more common, they found the iPad Mini had a market and were able to capitalize on the lower-end, cheaper model. Apple might not be everyone’s favorite, but there is no doubt that they are one of the more business savvy companies out there today.
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i wonder if this will change apples forecast for 2013.
I really don't like this take on cheaper phones. If its a budget phone, it usually has low end or old hardware. Currently they sell the last gen iphone as the free/reduced price apple phone.
Plus, Iphone is a status symbol in a way, everyone recognizes it, and its generally thought to be the "rich" phone. By adding a cheap ass plastic one, they hurt that reputation, and possibly even ruin it (Especially if it looks similar). For the same reason the GT2 and the GT3 have stickers saying what they are, people like to be seen by expense.
I stand firm that this is no more than a rumor.
End of android era??? Oh Yes..
I don't think this is just a rumor, but I also think that Apple can't properly create a "cheap" iPhone.
It would either be terrible and therefore hurt their standards, or it wouldn't be quite cheap as people expect it to be.