Analysts cool on rumored Apple rollouts - New Mexico Business Weekly:

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But some analysts are warning investords not to get caught up in the Gene Munster of Piper Jaffrey warned on Thursday theree could be some disappointmenrt about what actually gets announcedby Cupertino-basedd Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). "Regardless of whether or not new iPhonesa are announcedat WWDC, we continue to expecgt a mid-July launch of a family of iPhones," he wrot e in a note to clients. Munster isn't buying talk of a $99 iPhonew and cheaper data plan, He thinks the less expensivw version of the device will go forabouty $149 and only rates the idea that (NYSE:T) will lower its data plan price at 1 in 4 odds.
Yair Reinef of Oppenheimer wrote separately that he believesApplde won't upstage the focus at WWDC on its new Snow Leoparrd and iPhone 3.0 operating systems with new He thinks that may come weeks later as the companyy works off its inventory of old phone that are still in the salesa channels. Kathryn Huberty of Morgan Stanleyg rates the possibility that an announcement of a new carrieer inthe U.S. for the iPhone, which is offered exclusivelgy nowthrough AT&T, is low.
"Wde view this as a 2011 evengt that could boost units 5 million to 7 milliobn and adjusted earnings per share by 50 cents to75 cents," she