tiered pricing

Analyst: Nine Million iPhones on Verizon in 2011

John Paczkowski in Mobile on June 22, 2010 at 7:52 am PT

Amid long-running and persistent rumors of a Verizon iPhone, one analyst has bravely stepped forward to put a date on the device’s market debut. Barclays Capital analyst James Ratcliffe says we’ll see it in early 2011, and he’s sure enough in his prediction that he’s building it into his forecasts for AT&T and Verizon.

iTunes 69-Cent Bargain Bin to Debut April 7

John Paczkowski in News on March 26, 2009 at 12:00 pm PT

April 7. That’s when the 99-cent-per-song rate that iTunes first set in 2003 will finally end, says the LA Times. On that day–and not April 1 as Apple originally claimed–the company will introduce a new tiered-pricing plan that will see it peddling songs for 69 cents, 99 cents, and $1.29, according to popularity.