Comments on: UK Apple iPad Price – A Statistical Prediction http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2010/01/29/uk-apple-ipad-price-cost-pricing-a-statistical-prediction/ Just another WordPress site Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:28:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Why I’m Excited, and Nervous about the iPad http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2010/01/29/uk-apple-ipad-price-cost-pricing-a-statistical-prediction/#comment-3131 Why I’m Excited, and Nervous about the iPad Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:45:04 +0000 http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/?p=869#comment-3131 [...] Unfortunately, there’s not much else we can do at the moment.  Apple are yet to announce either pricing or a release date for the iPad in the UK.  For the record, Apple says “late April” for a release date (rumours peg it at April 24th) and “unbelievable” as the price point (I did a statistical analysis of pricing previously). [...] [...] Unfortunately, there’s not much else we can do at the moment.  Apple are yet to announce either pricing or a release date for the iPad in the UK.  For the record, Apple says “late April” for a release date (rumours peg it at April 24th) and “unbelievable” as the price point (I did a statistical analysis of pricing previously). [...]

]]> By: trtr http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/2010/01/29/uk-apple-ipad-price-cost-pricing-a-statistical-prediction/#comment-3130 trtr Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:51:02 +0000 http://www.oakinnovations.co.uk/blog/?p=869#comment-3130 ive always thought the exchange rate used is the one thats prevailing at the time the product is launched/last updated. not that apple use the exchange rate only in the uk price - but that whatever formula they do use the exchange rate element is the one at the launch/update time. thats why you see the spread - there's been a lot of volatility. so go for the last updated product or the one where the exchange rate was the same as the 1.6 now - as your predictor for the ipad exchange rate ive always thought the exchange rate used is the one thats prevailing at the time the product is launched/last updated.

not that apple use the exchange rate only in the uk price – but that whatever formula they do use the exchange rate element is the one at the launch/update time.

thats why you see the spread – there’s been a lot of volatility.

so go for the last updated product or the one where the exchange rate was the same as the 1.6 now – as your predictor for the ipad exchange rate

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