As I expected, both Indian iPhone carriers have announced their pricing. As a subscriber of both networks, it was uncanny to me how the two communicated their plans to prospective customers. All website content, newsletter text and images have been identical. Apple must have their jewels in a very tight vice.
All in all, I’m left with a bad taste in my mouth. They’re trying to drum up some hype with midnight availability, early bookings with part payment and availability in tony areas of town, but it just isn’t the same. You can’t wish a long line of eager customers into existence with a Rs 31,000 base price. Without 3G or GPS routing.
Apple will soon realize that India is about volume game and prices have to be slashed if they want their product to be hit in India.
Indian consumers are price sensitive and this is what is strongly coming out from this debate also….
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