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Price change will lead to new Apple iPhonesBy Sindre Lia, 14 June 2008
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Apple has moved from the worst to the best price strategy. Find out why that makes Apple a big name in the mobile industry.

As one of few publications that have consequently opposed the original Apple iPhone's contract agreement, it's of course pleasing to see how Apple now has moved from the worst to the best price strategy for the Apple iPhone 3G. Apple is simply rapidly learning the key factors in cell phone distribution and sales.

That said, how for instance AT&T Wireless chooses to price its plans and add-ons is a totally different matter. Though you won't get a minute wiser, if you compare the Apple iPhone 3G's price and terms to the original iPhone's price and terms.

On June 15, Sprint will roll out its new individual and family plans, which includes a number of necessary changes related to the increasing sales figures of the new breed of touchscreen phones.

We assume AT&T Wireless will come to its senses soon too, realizing that advanced phones are no longer about how many instant messages you send per month, but the full package of messaging, e-mail, location-based services and multimedia downloads.

For Apple, however, the subsidizing of the Apple iPhone 3G will mean that the company can roll out more advanced devices without worrying too much about increased licensing costs. As such, a whole new world of possibilities for the Apple iPhone family will open up now.

Such possibilities include licensed technology like the much sought-after camera with optics of the better kind, a front-facing camera with video conferencing (which would be improved through HSUPA support), and yeah, you name them all.

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