siliconvalley.com - 12/8/2008
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Mercury News Apple's red-hot iPhone will soon be available at what might seem an unlikely place: your local Wal-Mart. And you might see it there at one of the store's legendary "Everyday low prices " $99. Bay Area Wal-Mart Stores will have the iPhone in stock by the last week of December, and ...
bloomberg.com - 12/8/2008
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bloomberg.com —
Apple to Sell IPhones in Wal-Mart Stores This
Month (Update1) By Connie Guglielmo Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) --...
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will become the second mass-market retail chain to start selling Apple Inc.’s iPhone, with two store representatives saying ...
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macrumors.com - 12/8/2008
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macrumors.com —
Last week, Boy Genius Report cited an unconfirmed
source that Wal-Mart may begin selling a 4GB iPhone...
for only $99. Based on available Wal-Mart training materials and advertising (pictured above) we've received, however, it seems th...
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$99 Wal-Mart iPhone Seems Unlikely
bloomberg.com - 12/8/2008
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bloomberg.com —
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will
become the second mass-market retail chain to start selling...
Apple Inc.’s iPhone, with two store representatives saying the world’s largest retailer will carry two models of the Web-surfing handset this ...
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Apple to Sell IPhones in Wal-Mart Stores This Month ...
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Reports face off over validity of $99 Wal-Mart iPhone rumor
AppleInsider —
... had hoped to supply the discount stores with iPhones before Christmas but that they "can't get them that fast to us." When asked about the prospect of a 4GB version that would sell for $99, most Wal-Mart employees said they either had not heard of such a model or that Wal-Mart would not be carrying that particular model. However, one cell phone department manager at the Milpitas Wal-Mart informed the Mercury News that she was told by an AT representative that her store would be getting a 4 GB model . The manager also said her store was expecting to get ...
iPhones at Wal-Mart Are Fine. But Steve Draws the Line at QVC, Redux
Digital Daily —
... , The Mercury News says the world’s largest retailer will begin carrying two versions of Apple’s (AAPL) iconic handset later this month. “It’s going to be very soon,” a Wal-Mart store manager told The Merc. “Originally they were going to release it before Christmas, but they can’t get them that fast to us.” Presumably, the retailer will sell the same 8- and 16-gigabyte phones available at Apple and AT&T (T) stores at similar price points — $199 and $299, though there’s been speculation that ...
Wal-Mart iPhones Apparently On Their Way. Either For $99, or Not For $99.
Technologizer —
... the two Wal-Marters mentioned in sentence #1 and the five mentioned in sentence #2. (Not surprisingly, Wal-Mart declined official comment.) * Guglielmo’s Wal-Mart sources provided at least three different statements about when it would launch in their stores: “around Dec. 15,” “between Christmas and the New Year,” and “Dec. 28.” Presumably it’ll launch everywhere at the same time. And launching the hottest cell phone on the planet shortly after Christmas would be peculiar timing. * The Mercury-News story , by Troy Wolverton, quotes another Wal-Mart staffer as ...
iPhone At Walmart? Yes. At $99? Unlikely.
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek —
iPhone At Walmart? Yes. At $99? Unlikely. Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on December 08 Everyone has been buzzing about the rumor on the Boy Genius Report suggesting that a 4 GB iPhone with a $99 price tag would be soon appearing at Walmart. The Walmart part is probably right. Today’s Mercury News cites employees of Bay Area Walmarts who say the iPhone will be in stock this month, perhaps in time for Christmas. However the price, and specs are up in the air. ...
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Boy Genius Report first broke the story back in October that Apple would begin selling the iPhone at Wal-Marts. The actual date of release appears to be December 28th. Wal-Mart employees are already...
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cultofmac.com 12/5/2008 —
Wal-Mart iPhone training material. Image courtesy MacRumors.com
Wal-Mart may be set to sell a 4GB iPhone for $99, Starting Dec. 28, the BoyGenius Website suggested Thursday. The move would mark the return of the iPhone version dropped in ...
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alleyinsider.com 12/12/2008 — Apple (AAPL) will sell its iPhones in Wal-Mart before the end of December, reports Bloomberg News , confirming earlier rumors . There's no word yet if the Wal-Mart iPhone will go for $99 -- versus $199 and $299 elsewhere -- as its also been rumored. ...
Wal-Mart to Sell iPhone Starting Sunday - Mac Forums
forums.macrumors.com 12/26/2008 — I wouldn't recommend buying it from Walmart unless you live nowhere near an Apple Store, AT&T store, or Best Buy. Like already said, the associates will know jack squat about the phone. I do see how this could add to the iPhone market share, though. ...
Reports: $99 Wal-Mart iPhone would be atypical, risky move
appleinsider.com 12/10/2008 — Research firms and investment banks are welcoming a move that would see Wal-Mart carry the iPhone later this year, but warn that a special $99 model would stand in contrast to the company's proven strategy while also presenting unnecessary risk.