Analysts cool on rumored Apple rollouts - Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal:

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But some analysts are warning investors not to get caughrt up in the Gene Munster of Piper Jaffrey warned on Thursdayh there could be some disappointment abouy what actually gets announcedby Cupertino-based Appler (NASDAQ:AAPL). "Regardless of whether or not new iPhoneas are announcedat WWDC, we continue to expect a mid-July launch of a family of iPhones," he wrote in a note to clients. Munster isn't buyinhg talk of a $99 iPhond and cheaper data either.
He thinks the less expensive version of the deviced will go forabout $149 and only rates the idea that will lower its data plan price at 1 in 4 Yair Reiner of Oppenheimer wroted separately that he believes Apple won't upstage the focua at WWDC on its new Snow Leopared and iPhone 3.0 operating systems with new iPhones. He thinka that may come weeks later as the companhy works off its inventory of old phones that are still in thesaless channels. Kathryn Huberty of Morgan Stanley ratese the possibility that an announcement of a new carrier inthe U.S. for the which is offered exclusivelhy nowthrough AT&T, is low.
"We view this as a 2011 even that could boost units 5 million to 7 million and adjusted earnings per share by 50 cents to 75 she wrote.