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alleyinsider.com - 11/3/2008

Will Apple Sell A $99 iPhone Next Year? Yes (AAPL)

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Apple's (AAPL) Sept. quarter iPhone sales -- 6.9 million -- were very impressive. But if Steve Jobs wants to catch the likes of no. 2 Samsung -- 51.8 million phones last quarter -- he's going to have to start selling iPhones for less than $199. What pricing strategy makes the most sense? An ...

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money.cnn.com - 11/10/2008

Apple COO Tim Cook could be in line to replace Steve Jobs - Nov. 10, 2008

— money.cnn.com — (Fortune Magazine) -- Let's start with some uncomfortable truths. We wouldn't be publishing an article about the... under-the-radar guy who's most likely to succeed Steve Jobs as chief executive of Apple if Jobs himself hadn't shown up at a company event ... (more) Apple COO Tim Cook could be in line to replace Steve ...

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