RE:price is very high
by Sonu on Apr 16, 2008 09:29 PM Permalink
I was thinking on the same lines. I dont understand why these companies need to add somemore cost on top of DOLLAR values?
Are they not making any profit when they sell it for $399? then why a whopping INR 27,000?
RE:price is very high
by Manoj Gupta on Apr 16, 2008 11:19 PM Permalink
There is no need to add another Rs1000 for shipping...Apple sources all its iphone from our Chinese friends. If at all, the landed cost should be lower...I don't know how much will be the import duty though...
RE:price is very high
by vasantha kumar on Apr 17, 2008 08:44 AM Permalink
Iam in china. the original 8GB ipod in Aplle store here is about 2600 RMB i.e 2500*5.5 = 13,750. Hence companies are trying to sell it to double the costs.
RE:price is very high
by chetan kotur on Apr 17, 2008 10:21 AM Permalink
yes - they are making money..they are in business.. even if its 30K..ppl will buy it.. not me..bt there are plenty.. i think apple has been "generous" enuf to sell it at 27K onwards.. i was expecting something like 35K...
RE:price is very high
by mohammed shamel on May 07, 2008 08:52 PM Permalink | Hide message
Hello dude, then can u send me one in that price. pls...
RE:price is very high
by brijendra maurya on Jul 03, 2008 05:49 PM Permalink
hi, for u people it is just 1000 rs to ship the product to india but there is 45% additional exise custom duty and other expenses are. recalculate the figure u will find out the answer., this product is not manufactured in china like Nokia.
RE:price is very high
by mangesh khedekar on Jun 28, 2008 03:07 PM Permalink
Hi..I guess the 27K would be just the starting price. Considering the product category that iphone belongs, to, it would be a high-value, high-margin product at launch. But, looking at the mobile phone market, the price has to come down after some time. I guess Apple is well aware of this trend, and of the fact that they might have to reduce prices (forcibly) in later stages. So, they would like to recover as much profits in the first quarter of launch, as possible. rest would be bonus. It might be launched in India somewhere around October, starting Dassera and Deepawali. This time it would be like "iphones for presents, not Dary Milk Chocolate". As a watchful customer, I would wait till Jan-Feb next year till I buy my iphone. I already have one cell phone, and the iphone would be a kind of a LUXURY item for me.
RE:price is very high
by on Apr 16, 2008 10:58 PM Permalink
Apple cannot manufacture phone here in India. they have to import it from china (where it is manufactured now). So Apple has to pay the import duty which is about 50% for completely built units. That's why the cost is high.
RE:price is very high
by Guest on Jul 04, 2008 01:15 AM Permalink
hey iphone dudes if sources of toi are to be belived then cost of production of iphone is just $173
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by Sachin on Apr 17, 2008 04:59 PM Permalink
I had waited since dec now... & its gonna take 5 months more with no guarantee of launch(as its been post-pone for a year till then), with such a high price absolutely doesn't make sense... so go get it... am getting one in early May ... anyways I would love to have it before its delayed launch
