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I saw this deal on apple. If you are a college student and buy a mac you get a free iPod nano. This is a pretty cool deal, but under the deal it said "Hurry-Offer ends 9/16." The new iPod's are rumored to be announced on September 5th so I was thinking why would they have this deal last until the 16th.
Maybe this is a hint that the iPod's will not be released until a later date after the keynote, like they did with the iPhone announcement. Or maybe that event will not be going on at all. This is just me thinking, I may be way off, and i probably am, but what ever. What do you guys think? |
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No. They will either
A. Honor it with the new iPods B. End it early C. Make it only apply to previous models. Terms and promotion can change or end at any time. |
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Join Date: Jun 2005
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I'm waiting on my new iMac, regardless.
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I'm a little scared that they'll end it early, but I think if they were planning on ending it early they would have already adjusted their advertising to reflect that.
and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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What do you mean?
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Erm...if they were planning on ending the promotion on the 5th, I don't think all their promo images would read "Hurry - Offer Ends 9/16." Just a thought.
and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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They run the promo every year. They usually just end it early or since the small print does list model numbers, they just make it apply to the existing models and not the new ones. I wouldn't expect Apple to all of a sudden back off advertising. If anything they are trying to clear as much out of the channel by advertising more. |
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Join Date: May 2004
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It's just a cash rebate when you buy an iPod and Mac at the same time, so it'll easily apply to any new iPod, I think.
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Possibly. If the new iPods are just upgrades of previous designs and don't bring much new to the table I could see it still applying. If they are a bit more aggressive and it seems like margins might be smaller I would imagine that they would not apply.
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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The deal is on $200 off any iPod (which would be free if you get the Nano), and not your straight-forward "free". So I don't see why they won't grant you $200 off new model of iPod.
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Join Date: Jun 2004
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Hmm. I got the Mac+iPod education deal with my Macbook, which I bought just a couple days ago. I was thinking of asking to get my silver nano exchanged for a red one anyway, but now that a new nano might come out on the 5th, maybe I should wait till then. My receipt says the return date is Sept 12.
Will I have any trouble exchanging for a red one? And if it is updated on the 5th, will they exchange it for the new model? I still haven't opened the box because I was thinking of selling it (and red sells for more on eBay, for some reason). |
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Like Brave Ulysses said.
A) they will honor it B) end it early C) make it only apply to the previous models Now, I don't think B will happen, so it's either A or C. I looked through the rebate forms, and it lists the specific part numbers. It also adds in capital letters that it must be those part numbers to be eligible, but at the end it says that if the part numbers have a "p" included (meaning they are derivatives of those products) then they are also eligible. None of the ones on the list have a "p". This makes me think that the "p" might be referring to the rumored updated ipods. So I'm leaning towards A for this. Fiddler, if A is true, you can just go to an apple store and swap it out. |
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Actually the deal is already limited to the current iPods, Apple may feel nice and update it though. Just check here: http://www.apple.com/backtoschool/faq.html#fancy
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Join Date: May 2005
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All they would have to do is not name any of the new models "iPod Nano". (Maybe bring back the mini?)
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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That sounds more plausible.
Apple will just change the part numbers and tie the Back To School promotion to the older models. |
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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But unless they have a large stock of old models in store, they will be pissing off alot of people the next a week and a half left in the deal..
Jebus Google, just buy Apple already... |
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Bay Area, CA
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Or it could be that the Mac Pros will be updated on 9/15, which would be great for me since I'm waiting for the next refresh/price drop to upgrade.
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This puts this issue to rest:
http://www.apple.com/backtoschool/faq.html Quote:
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Because the price of the 4GB Nano went down to $149, that's the new rebate amount. So to get the promo (I'd wanted to get a regular iPod) I spend $50 more to get an iPod that's worth less. Ahh well. |
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I need to make my order by phone (for the Adobe deal). Which kinda sucks, because I'd love to get a 5.5G iPod engraved with "the last white iPod."
It's, like, the end of an era. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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