at the garage sales thread u can already get a 16GB iPhone around RM2150
the price itself is not inclusive of tax when u buy it at the Apple Store. and not inclusive of the cost bringing it here (custom, sirim, delivery, etc etc).

wow that's a really big questionmark there.

most probably it will be higher. and if it does come here unsubsidized, it will be lot more higher.

depends on which state u r purchasing it
no need. but maybe u'll be asked for it especially if u r buying it at AT&T. but then u can come up with any excuse. or just buy at the Apple Store or Apple Online Store.

This post has been edited by LaskarCinta: Apr 2 2008, 02:26 AM

until i see a real unit of android phone in market, i can't really see it as a threat to any existing mobile platform yet. maybe the functions inside the OS are plausible, but then the success of the phones heavily depends on the manufacturers and telcos that develop and market them (considering that telcos also play their role in open handset alliance). the package is really important. but seeing the mobile phone market now are full with the ala-iPhone design (or some can say ala-Prada) around this year, i still can't see if mobile phones manufacturers will come up with a groundbreaking package on android platform in near time. yup, until i see a unit of Android phone in the market.
some report says that Apple already got some profit by selling it on the subsidized price as for now, alone without adding the revenues collected via AT&T. but the iPhone itself is not gonna priced with that amount actually. it is around RM3xxx-4xxx unsubsidized. so technically the subsidization and profit-sharing model are just the same concept.

ok now just look at the iPod. how much will it cost to develop, manufacture, and market them? but how much is the price they are selling? the real cost is only a little fraction of the price tag itself. but for the iPhone to reach that kind of profit ratio, they need to share the profit with the contracted telcos. it's business.

actually, RM3xxx for an unlocked iPhone is not that insane as an Apple products. just compare an iPod with other portable media player in the market. or compare the macbooks with other laptops. btw, the price of other phones in the market is not that cheap though (either convergence phone or smart phone). just think that the USD399 or USD499 price of the subsidized iPhone as our opportunity to get it cheap.

IMHO, it will not hurt Apple to sell it long before xmas (provided that they don't have any difficulties on the supposed dateline). just look at the current iPhones here (opps, even before the 16GB version). it's still a hit on last xmas, eventhough the iPhone itself has already being in market long before.

haha...better don't quote with the website link. u guys already promoting his site.

as for the cheaper alternative, better get from forumers here. search under the Garage Sale. u can compare prices there. mmm...btw there's still no 32GB version for iPhone.