Apple has launched its one day Black Friday sales in Australia and New Zealand. The discounts available are for the following products:
- iPad with Retina Display. A$ 41.00 Off - iPad 2. A$ 31 Off - iPod touch. A$ 31 Off - iPod touch 4th Generation. A$ 25 Off - iPod nano. A$ 11 Off - MacBook Pro with Retina Display. A$ 105 Off - MacBook Pro. A$105 Off - MacBook Air. A$105 Off - Various Accessories
Discounts should be comparable for U.S. customers and on the exact same products. Apple's U.S. sale should kick off around midnight tonight on Apple's online store. Both Best Buy and MacMall seem to have deeper discounts on select products in their base configuration.
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Why bother to discount their newest and most sought after product that they can't even keep in stock? Not a smart move on their part if they discounted that one.
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Meh. Pathetic/pointless discounts yet again. Apple have never actually had a real sale.
They don't have to. People still buy their products like crazy. They don't really have to have a big sale to bring people in. They aren't competing with the likes of Walmart or Target where they have direct competition.
Apple's first foldable iPhone, with a book-style design featuring a ~5.5-inch outer display and a ~7.8-inch inner display with a minimal crease down the middle.
