iPhone Rebates and Credits
9.07.2007
Thinksecret.com banners the Apple decision to give its iPhone early adapters a $100 credit after dropping the iPhone price $200 just two months from its release.
I've always thought that the price drop is premature, and could have waited at least a month even if they want to push for Christmas. In an earlier post, I figured Apple would definitely have in mind the possible negative backlash on the opinion. As it turns out, a $100 credit is on the pipeline.
The goodwill is planned to effect Apple stock price, more than basic revenues from physical goods. Apple is technically not giving away any money - even if it appears to be so! The credit is going back to the Itunes store (which effectively means Apple still gets your money back in revenues while increasing sales in other products)
From the accounting books point of view, they will merely transfer actual $$$ from iPhone revenue to Itunes store revenue when you buy using the credit, no revenue loss, save perhaps for a percentage computed for unrealized iTunes sales. Which of course can be a negligible cost-of-sales.
If the customer doesn't want to use the non-cash convertible credit to purchase Apple, it can always be sold on ebay for say, 80% the face value. Apple still gets the money back when redeemed! Instant hype over what seems to be a freebie.
Now that my friends is brilliant!
Labels: Apple, Price, Strategy
posted by Jdavies @ 9/07/2007,
1 Comments:
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At 1/14/2008 09:27:00 PM,
Svelte Rogue said...
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hi jardine! love your writing, crisp, clear, and to the point. you make a loonie like me understand some marketing principles :)
thanks...
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