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Wow, either people have totally forgotten the way things were or everyone here is under 30. In 2008 I was torn between a Palm Treo Pro 850 or an HP iPAQ 910c. Both were WinMo 6.1, both had physical keyboards and both had 2.5” resistive touchscreens with toothpick stylii. They both also shared a $699 price. Those of us who owned a car also remember the summer of ‘08 when gas was over $5 in some places so it’s not like the price of some things have changed that dramatically.
For what you get today in terms of hardware and software, battery life, cameras and general user experience, you CANNOT complain about the cost of phones compared to 15 years ago. The fully loaded ‘06 Mustang I bought for my wife in 2005 was $18,000. That same car will set you back $35,000 today. Let’s not even talk about real estate, I can almost retire with the equity I have in my house.
The way the market works and survives - is that and particular item will and should cost based on what masses are willing to pay for. Especially if it’s not a necessity.
it also has to be easily profitable or these products would not exist. Dictating what each device should cost either based on component cost, on what society can afford for flagships is borderline socialism.
yes phones are a necessity today to be able to function and be productive member of society, but a flagship with all the bells and whistles is not a necessity. You can easily get by with a $150 android or old iPhone model.
let the companies set their prices and you vote with your wallet.
This all started with Apple when they increased the price of the iPhone 10 by $200. I told my friend at the time that it will make all other phones go up in price, and it did. I put it down to Apple company greed, they knew they had enough zombies to get away with it. Smart phones have almost become necessary and I believe will become totally necessary in the next few years. Banks and governments are moving in that direction.
I think an iPhone Pro Max cost about $400 to build, added cost for iPhone propaganda which is big in the US. That can only add $100 to $150 a phone. Tim Cook when asked why he thought $1000 for an iPhone was good and people would buy them, he said, "Most people buy them on credit, and payments are spread over two years"
I think Tim Cook getting bonuses of $1 billion dollars is excessive.
Ten years ago a Note 3 ran $300 when I bought it from Verizon; my first Note. I evaluated that Note 3 for two months before buying one for my fiancee for Christmas 2013. The Note 3 has a flat screen that so nicely accommodates a tempered glass screen protector. With the screen off the effect is that of a depthless pool.
This all started with Apple when they increased the price of the iPhone 10 by $200. I told my friend at the time that it will make all other phones go up in price, and it did. I put it down to Apple company greed, they knew they had enough zombies to get away with it. Smart phones have almost become necessary and I believe will become totally necessary in the next few years. Banks and governments are moving in that direction.
I think an iPhone Pro Max cost about $400 to build, added cost for iPhone propaganda which is big in the US. That can only add $100 to $150 a phone. Tim Cook when asked why he thought $1000 for an iPhone was good and people would buy them, he said, "Most people buy them on credit, and payments are spread over two years"
I think Tim Cook getting bonuses of $1 billion dollars is excessive.
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Wow, either people have totally forgotten the way things were or everyone here is under 30. In 2008 I was torn between a Palm Treo Pro 850 or an HP iPAQ 910c. Both were WinMo 6.1, both had physical keyboards and both had 2.5” resistive touchscreens with toothpick stylii. They both also shared a $699 price. Those of us who owned a car also remember the summer of ‘08 when gas was over $5 in some places so it’s not like the price of some things have changed that dramatically.
For what you get today in terms of hardware and software, battery life, cameras and general user experience, you CANNOT complain about the cost of phones compared to 15 years ago. The fully loaded ‘06 Mustang I bought for my wife in 2005 was $18,000. That same car will set you back $35,000 today. Let’s not even talk about real estate, I can almost retire with the equity I have in my house.
The way the market works and survives - is that and particular item will and should cost based on what masses are willing to pay for. Especially if it’s not a necessity.
it also has to be easily profitable or these products would not exist. Dictating what each device should cost either based on component cost, on what society can afford for flagships is borderline socialism.
yes phones are a necessity today to be able to function and be productive member of society, but a flagship with all the bells and whistles is not a necessity. You can easily get by with a $150 android or old iPhone model.
let the companies set their prices and you vote with your wallet.
This all started with Apple when they increased the price of the iPhone 10 by $200. I told my friend at the time that it will make all other phones go up in price, and it did. I put it down to Apple company greed, they knew they had enough zombies to get away with it. Smart phones have almost become necessary and I believe will become totally necessary in the next few years. Banks and governments are moving in that direction.
I think an iPhone Pro Max cost about $400 to build, added cost for iPhone propaganda which is big in the US. That can only add $100 to $150 a phone. Tim Cook when asked why he thought $1000 for an iPhone was good and people would buy them, he said, "Most people buy them on credit, and payments are spread over two years"
I think Tim Cook getting bonuses of $1 billion dollars is excessive.
Ten years ago a Note 3 ran $300 when I bought it from Verizon; my first Note. I evaluated that Note 3 for two months before buying one for my fiancee for Christmas 2013. The Note 3 has a flat screen that so nicely accommodates a tempered glass screen protector. With the screen off the effect is that of a depthless pool.
This all started with Apple when they increased the price of the iPhone 10 by $200. I told my friend at the time that it will make all other phones go up in price, and it did. I put it down to Apple company greed, they knew they had enough zombies to get away with it. Smart phones have almost become necessary and I believe will become totally necessary in the next few years. Banks and governments are moving in that direction.
I think an iPhone Pro Max cost about $400 to build, added cost for iPhone propaganda which is big in the US. That can only add $100 to $150 a phone. Tim Cook when asked why he thought $1000 for an iPhone was good and people would buy them, he said, "Most people buy them on credit, and payments are spread over two years"
I think Tim Cook getting bonuses of $1 billion dollars is excessive.