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Old 09-20-2013, 09:52 PM   #156
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Originally Posted by Mivo View Post
Unlikely. I'm with David on this: it seems deliberate. It's the gold version, after all, and having it initially sought after due to its perceived rarity (and thus additional prestige value) is a good marketing strategy.

The artificially created shortage, and the implication that waiting might equal "missing out", may cause formerly undecided, but prestige-desiring customers to drop the money. Those who were already set on getting the new model might do so anyway, regardless of the color.
Indeed. I read somewhere that only 10 or so gold units were sent to each store, per carrier. The fact that, after 7 years, they still "fail" to estimate their demand is nothing but yet another PR stunt to hype their product and create headlines. Nothing new to see here, move along, move along.
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