A intervened granted today to the American analyst Toni Sacconaghi, Tim Cook COO of Apple and the current temporary replacement of Steve Jobs claims that in the future we will be able to purchase cheaper iPhone terminals. Tim Cook says that he does not want Apple products to be accessible only to the rich and that the company is analyzing possible strategies for offering iPhone terminals at advantageous prices in the case of purchasing devices with prepaid cards. Last weeks there were various rumors indicating that Apple would develop a cheap iPhone model, but in the end those rumors were put to rest following an article published by the New York Times.
At the moment, iPhone terminals are available at high prices, much higher than in the case of other smartphones, and Apple is trying to correct this discrepancy and promises that it will not let the mobile operators dictate how the terminals are sold on the market. Personally, I think that a cheaper iPhone would generate a lot of sales in all the markets where Apple is present, so the company would only have to win.
