Welcome to another iPhone Launch Day, Fool. Right now, around the country, Apple
New features such as cut-and-paste and enhanced search could fuel demand, sure, but more important could be AT&T's
Hello? Cupertino calling ...
Did Apple have anything to do with this? I'm honestly wondering. As loud as the outcry was on Twitter, I'm not convinced that AT&T would fly the white flag without nudging from Apple. Price cuts never come cheaply.
Unless you're Apple, which has been known to collect more than $600 for each handset sold. Ma Bell gets a share, too, but also assumes more risk, thanks to subsidies. Why take on even more risk by cutting prices?
There's no easy answer to that question. But we know that both Ma Bell and Mr. Mac each have incentives to sell more handsets. AT&T doesn't want to see Verizon
Price cuts are a retreat, yes, but they're also a strategy -- one that, here, seems likely to work.
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