Oh, that's possible. Though I think that just made it more confusing... and I would have expected them to drop the 8gb all together and just go with 16gb.
It's all about marketing to the masses. When the average joe or jane sees that an extra $100 gets you "so much more," they'll perceive the 32gig model as a better value. Basically it's apple's way of squeezing an extra $100 out of buyers who wouold have been happy with 16gig, but find 8gig just a little too limiting.
For those looking for a device strictly for reading, the new Kobo is a nice little option. It's small enough to slip into a pocket, can do more with a PDF than the competition, and at $129, it's $10 cheaper than both the Nook and Kindle WiFi.
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It should be a 16gb for 199 not 8gb
That's what I'm thinking... And this was the quote from the liveblog:
"8GB $199, at $299 we're doubling the memory... and at $399 we're doubling to 64GB"
Math fail?
@acj154: Wasn't the old 16GB one $299? So therefore it doubled the memory up to 32GB at the same price point.
Yeah, I have to admit I'm a little confused as to why they are keeping the 8 gig around and dropping the 16.
But not the 8GB one which people can actually afford.
The iPod is a toy. It will be obsolete in a year. Who wants to pay $300 for a toy?
EPIC FAIL APPLE.
EPIC FAIL.
Oh, that's possible. Though I think that just made it more confusing... and I would have expected them to drop the 8gb all together and just go with 16gb.
you damn right joseph, i feel like my soul has been raped and camera in ipod touch :(
It's all about marketing to the masses. When the average joe or jane sees that an extra $100 gets you "so much more," they'll perceive the 32gig model as a better value. Basically it's apple's way of squeezing an extra $100 out of buyers who wouold have been happy with 16gig, but find 8gig just a little too limiting.