Comments on: Apple iPhone Sales Fail to Meet Expectations, Stock Drops

By: Susan Gunelius

Susan Gunelius — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 02:22:51 +0000

The iPhone definitely appears to be a situation where the brand will be hurt in the short term. Hopefully, for Apple, the second generation will work better and be cheaper. It all goes back to common sense. The analysts must have gotten taken in by the hype behind the iPhone, because common sense said it wouldn’t bring in the numbers people were speculating.

By: SEO ROI

SEO ROI — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:13:23 +0000

IMHO, the iPhone is going to hurt Apple’s brand as being based on simple products that work well and are of stout engineering/design. When I looked at the CNET reviews (or perhaps another site?) after 500+ had been posted, the iPhone only had a 6.something out of 10 average rating. It’s hardly surprising then that it’s not flying off the shelves. If Bill Gates is watching, he should take note for the future development of MSN products (which, come to think of it, could be powered by VOIP, since his company is already in the online space…).

By the way, I wanted to thank you for the kind words you posted on my summary of blog search. Come back anytime!

By: Carol

Carol — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:07:24 +0000

As usual, a new electronic device comes out and it is assumed that all will want it so they can say they have it; but, people see the price and decide to wait until it comes down. People are getting sick and tried of being taken in the the companies and will wait for the price to come down.

By: JoblessPunk

JoblessPunk — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:28:16 +0000

I think the 1st Gen iPhone is really cool, but for the price tag and the Service charges (over $3,000 to get the full iPhone experience) is way to high.

When the Second Gen iPhone comes out and they work all the bugs out of it and get the phone on different carriers it will be well worth buying.