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Apple iPhone 3G coming to Wal-Mart, $99 4GB model doubtful

Despite rumors last week that Wal-Mart would be getting a 4GB model iPhone for $99, Wal-mart promotional materials make no hint of such a device.

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Mobile | by C.K. Sample III | Mon Dec 8, 2008 8:10AM | 0 comments

Obsessable is sticking with our original prediction that the $99 4GB iPhone rumor will prove to be entirely false and is simply another case of an analyst not really knowing how Apple works and predicting a $99 iPhone months ago and then someone else remixing that prediction into the current rumor originally leaked to Boy Genius Report and recently showing up in the comments of our last post on this matter.

Although it is clear now that Wal-Mart will be selling Apple's iPhone 3G in stores, the promotional materials that have started arriving reveal nothing about a 4GB iPhone 3G, but do feature a regular 8GB iPhone 3G listed at two dollars less than the normal MSRP of $199.

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external link $99 iPhones at Wal-Mart? - Not so fast.... [DSLreports]
external link iPhone to Debut at Wal-Mart: $2 Price Drop … [Yahoo! News: Technology News]
external link Official: Wal-Mart to Sell iPhones [Switched]
external link Report: Walmart to Sell iPhone 3G this Month [DailyTech Main News Feed]
external link Wal-Mart to sell iPhones? [The Technology Chronicles]
external link Walmart iPhone probably happening, probably… [Engadget Mobile]
external link Walmart iPhone probably happening, probably… [Engadget]
external link Walmart to carry iPhone, but not 4GB, not for… [The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)]
external link Apple to Sell IPhones in Wal-Mart Stores This… [Techmeme]
external link Wal-Mart to sell $99 iPhones in late… [Yahoo! News: Technology News]
external link Wal-Mart to sell $99 iPhones in late… [Reuters: Technology News]
external link Wal-Mart To Sell The iPhone; Analysts Suspect… [mocoNews.net]
external link The iPhone is coming to Wal-Mart and will… [venturebeat.com]
external link $99 Wal-Mart iPhone Seems Unlikely - Mac… [macrumors.com]
external link Rumors of 4 GB iPhone 3G for $99 Lack… [phonenews.com]

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