Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, recently announced the launch of the new version of the iPhone. It wasn’t loaded with new features except for Microsoft Sync, 3G, Push E-mail, and GPS Maps. Nothing really revolutionary since these are already being offered by different brands already. However… Steve Jobs also announced that the new iPhone will be sold for only $199 USD world wide. That’s roughly less than 10,000 Pesos. OMFGWTFBBQ! Ang mura! @_@
Let’s face it, Apple pulled a fast one here on their competitors. The new 3G iPhone is really affordable and still maintains all the sezziness it brought to the table when it first launched 2-3 years ago. I predict that the new iPhone will take the Philippines by storm and that Globe finally has something going for them to grab a huge share from SMART.
Well… pwede naman ipa-unlock so SMART still has a chance. Hehe.
PS – Philippine Ragnarok Online Weekly update to be posted later in the afternoon. We have a lot of new things coming up so check the website every now and then. 
Alpha on June 11, 2008
AFAIK did he do the same thing on the iMacs?
Alpha on June 11, 2008
or the iPod, either way?? o.O
KristoV on June 11, 2008
I am soooo getting one of those
Ian of Devastators on June 11, 2008
Mapapaltan ko na rin CP ko sa wakas… pero kelan kaya yan mag aavailable sa pinas especialy d2 sa lipa…
naalala ko tuloy ung movie tungkol kina bill gates at steve jobs… kung pano nabuo ang apple/microsoft…
hehe
joeybacs on June 11, 2008
talaga lng $199 w/o tax? :O kailan ma release toh. mapa bili nga agad.. sana may discount sa bestbuy dito. :O..sana may plan ang T-mobile para sa mga iphone users na nasa t-mobile company :O :O
peps on June 11, 2008
Antay mode na lang ako sa pagbaba ng presyo ng iPod Touch (or kung meron man bagong lalabas na bago). Ayoko ng bumili ng bagong cell eh, di ko rin naman kelangan ng 3G haha.
dolcolax on June 11, 2008
sir wauks.. job should give u free ipod when u post this update on ur blog..
reikoku on June 11, 2008
aabot ng 20k to pag globe na ang nagbenta…..
kirk on June 11, 2008
joeybacs, AT&T pa lang ang carrier ng iphone
… mag black berry ka na lang kung t-mobile ka para libre.. hehe! balak din dalin ng AT&T ang nokia
Gaius on June 11, 2008
Woooooo! Bibili na ko ng iPod! Kala ko mag lalabas na ng iPod 2 or something ang apple kya ipinagpaliban ko muna un ehh.. un pala papamurahin nila. ^^ WoooO!
Whistler on June 11, 2008
10k’ish 8GB
15k’ish yung 16GB
pero most likely mas mahal ng konti yan pag nilabas ng Globe yan dito sa September
tito towi on June 11, 2008
mag myphone nalang kayo ng china
anyway $199 is not that bad. considering na pag pesos yan eh 8.7-8.8k lang sya. $1=44.something na lang ata ngayon ang exchange rate.
Zechs on June 11, 2008
thats 199USD recommended price from apple and its still tax free. mabibigla nalang tayo pag pinagpatong patong ng Tax, VAT and patong from globe. parang EEE pc. the cost of buying one unit from the Philippines is like buying 2 units from Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, US, China or Hongkong
tatsulok on June 11, 2008
@ Ian of Devastators
Pirates of Silicon Valley ba yang movie na yan? hehehe
@ topic
wow mura.. kawawa naman yung mga bumili ng mga peke na iPhone “daw”.. grabe nagkalat yun
JohnnyGL on June 11, 2008
Ang ndi sinabi ni Mr. Jobs nung WWWDC ay yung $199 ay WITH a two year contract na. Pumayag na kasi ang apple a i-subsidize ng AT&T yung phone. Sabi naman nang globe ay ibebenta nila ang iPhone to both post paid and pre paid subscribers which suggests na yung $199~10,000php ay applicable lang dun sa mga kukuha ng $60~3000php na monthly plan. So it’s safe to assume na mga 15k php din yung babayaran mo kung balak mong mag prepaid.
joeybacs on June 11, 2008
@kirk
oie ikaw yung sa tyr diba? yung taga golden state?? tae pangit ng blackberry…
) mas pang bata kasi tingnan ang iphone
@topic
gusto ko sana bumili ng iphone pero t-mobile yugn carrier ko.. pero.. nabasa ko sa isang forum site na pweede raw ang t-mobile plan maka support sa iphone.. yung tipong libre rin internet and etc. :O d ko lng alam paano.. gusto ko sana mag tanong sa mga tao dito kung meron man sa kanila naka try…
credz on June 11, 2008
i think ibebenta sya w/ 2 year contract for $199 usd and mura kasi kung ganun lang yung price nya
Xylarthen on June 12, 2008
@ Ian of Devastators
Taga Lipa ka? Saan Ka Di ne?
@ Topic
Mapag ipunan nga. ^_^
jhaye on July 11, 2008
oo nga buti nalang d ako bumli nung replica na iPhone kc ang muara nitong 3G iPhone although mas mahal ng konti pero 3G namn sya at ORIGINAL. Sana hndi masyadong taasan ng Globe ang price. 10000 ok na un.
bogart on July 23, 2008
According to the Globe Telecom press release, the Apple iPhone 3G will be available to all post-paid and pre-paid subscribers. It could be as early as July or maybe as late as September of this year.
At $199, give or take 50% on taxes and tariffs, it will end up somewhere around Php13,500 a pop
the bus driver on August 7, 2008
USD199 + taxes = USD950
akoparin on January 13, 2009
BALAK KO BUMILI NG NOKIA 5320, PERO NAGDADALAWANG ISIP AKO, MAS GS2 KO YTA ANG IPOD TOUCH! MAGKANO KEA YUN DINE SA LIPA?
annie on June 6, 2009
hmm, since nirelease na siya ng globe here in the philippines, it costs more than 10k, its about 30k up. kung 10k lang sya dapat. ang mahal! unless you’ll avail plans. pero still its mahal!