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To: Ryan Bartholomew who wrote (171870)	7/19/2014 4:57:23 AM
From: Doren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213182

> The difference to consumers becomes huge. I'm assuming the big phone will be more. The 6 will cost the same even with a sapphire screen. 1) I'm not rich but I don't think $150 is a huge difference to pay amortized over 2 years. Particularly if it obviates the need for a pad. - the contract is the bigger part of the deal 2) I don't think the target audience would care about $150 over 2 years - that's dinner for 2 in a really good restaurant. 3) Its likely that Apple will be able to keep up on the larger phone initially.

To: Ryan Bartholomew who wrote (171870)	7/19/2014 8:09:34 AM
From: pyslent	1 Recommendation Recommended By HerbVic Respond to of 213182

Apple pioneered the $200 price point for a smartphone. I think they want to have an offering there. it's just simpler not to have to deal with a price hike backlash. Like MGV says, they have a lot of margin on the iPhone to play with anyway. But, it's essentially a price hike if they move the 5C to free subsidized ($450), then sell the 4.7" 6 at $200 subsidized ($650) and the 5.5" 6 at $300 subsidized ($750). Maybe abandon the $100 subsidized price point altogether.