A few months back I did a bit of speculation that Apple would probably be doing a price reduction of their iPod line-up to be more competitive with the iPhone’s current price. And while I wasn’t entirely right with my predictions, I was pretty close. Let’s start from the bottom of the line up:
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The iPod Shuffle - No price cut here. The same storage capacity for the same price, however there are a few new colors.
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The iPod Nano - I was really close here. I did correctly predict that Apple would drop the 4GB model. However, I incorrectly guessed the price of the 8 GB model (I was $50 shy).
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The iPod Touch - Another close one. I knew that Apple would lower its price, but I over-guessed it. I guessed that the price would be $150 for the 8Gb model. However, instead Apple made it $229. Still, a much better price in my opinion. I would still like to see a 4GB model iPod Touch though. I believe that would have a lot of uses, and could be sold at $150.
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The iPod Classic - I did predict that Apple wouldn’t change the price of the Classic. However, I didn’t predict that they’d knock off the fatter Classic and bump the storage capacity of the skinnier version.
So there you have it. I was close, but not exact. At least those who thought I was completely wrong with my price-cut plan have something to gawk at now.
Lastly, here’s the new iPod Nano ad. Isn’t it gorgeous?
