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Recently, Apple did not announce that they would be selling their iPhone at WalMart. In fact, the San Jose Mercury news said that a $99 4-GB version would be sold at the #1 retailer – before Christmas; and the leading rumor site for all things Apple countered with “only the $198 8-GB version will be available at ...

Back in October of 2001, Apple introduced the first iPod.   Apple’s press release read – an “Ultra-Portable MP3 Music Player Puts 1,000 Songs in Your Pocket”. Priced at $399 a pop and aided by really slick advertising, it was an instant hit – that put Apple on the fast track – from a company ...