It’s only a few weeks since the MacWorld Expo, but already the rumours are beginning to fly about Apple’s next big announcement. As is often the case, financial analysts are the source of much speculation. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has written a research note speculating that Apple will expand its iPod Touch range with cheaper models, although they’ll still have Wi-Fi, touchscreens, and email and web browsing.
However, he thinks Apple will launch new services alongside them, including a way to pay for food and drink at cafes via your iPod, and also launching a subscription-based music service, which would let you listen to unlimited music on the go for a flat monthly subscription. The question is, if this speculation is true, what would it mean for iPhone?
The positive spin: these services could work just as well on an iPhone. The negative spin: people might decide they only need a wireless iPod, rather than an actual iPhone. Especially if Apple launches some form of Voice over IP service for its iPods. The question of how much beefed-up iPods will cannibalise iPhone sales is sure to remain a hot issue in the coming months, at any rate.
(via Macworld)
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