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iPhone nano? "Don't believe it!" says blogger
by Guy J Kewney | posted on 10 July 2007
An analyst at JP Morgan has "leaked" a rumour that Apple will launch a half-price iPhone, based on the smaller, cheaper iPod Nano - causing much excitement, because the leak is based on a patent Apple recently applied for.
But amid the excitement, there are dissident voices. Take Mac.Blorge which has read the original tale, and thinks it's nonsense:
If the recent patent submission for a rotary-styled clickwheel by Apple got your juices flowing about a more frugal iPhone, you'll get a kick out of this: JP Morgan analyst Kevin Chang wholeheartedly predicted the iPod Nano being reinvented as the iPhone Nano earlier today. Is he off his rocker? Most likely, and I'll explain why.The explanations include some "cultist" nonsense about "Apple doesn't do mediochre" and "it doesn't need to cut costs to save money" - but the main deal is simple enough:
What does the patent mean? 'Don’t waste your time trying to make an iPod Nano knock-off with a variable number layout, otherwise Apple’s got ya,'
The original JP story is discussed on Apple In Cider
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