The usual price cycle is MSRP at the start of sales, then a few sales at some retailers, then slowly "old model" sales, when a new model comes out, and finally

The usual price cycle is MSRP at the start of sales, then a few sales at some retailers, then slowly "old model" sales, when a new model comes out, and finally "final sales", when they're trying to get rid of the stock, and we all know and expect that. If you buy a car for 50k, and it's 30k 6 months later, while still being a new model, you feel screwed by the company, and next time, you'll delay your purchase until the price drop (even if the price is a good price and won't drop). As before, if the price drops after a new model comes out, people understand that, but if the price drops regularly after a few months the product is out, that's a whole different story.