I Don’t Want a Freaking Computer • Hacker News Board

Re: I Don’t Want a Freaking Computer

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 18, 2010, 11:51 PM UTC

GHFigs wrote: post #28

fragmede wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a 16-gigabyte SD card. In order to have a 32-gigabyte iPad, I have to purchase the 32-gigabyte version for $600. If the iPad had an SD card slot, I could hypothetically purchase a 16-gigabyte iPad for $500 and use my previously purchased 16-gigabyte SD card.

You've restated exactly the part that I do understand. What I don't understand is where you see a connection between your previous purchases and what Apple charges for what they produce. You specifically said that Apple would charge you for what you already have, but it isn't clear where that occurs.

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Re: I Don’t Want a Freaking Computer

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Feb 18, 2010, 11:51 PM UTC

GHFigs wrote: post #28

fragmede wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a 16-gigabyte SD card. In order to have a 32-gigabyte iPad, I have to purchase the 32-gigabyte version for $600. If the iPad had an SD card slot, I could hypothetically purchase a 16-gigabyte iPad for $500 and use my previously purchased 16-gigabyte SD card.

You've restated exactly the part that I do understand. What I don't understand is where you see a connection between your previous purchases and what Apple charges for what they produce. You specifically said that Apple would charge you for what you already have, but it isn't clear where that occurs.

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Re: I Don’t Want a Freaking Computer

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Post by fragmede » Thu, Feb 18, 2010, 11:52 PM UTC

GHFigs wrote: post #28

fragmede wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have a 16-gigabyte SD card. In order to have a 32-gigabyte iPad, I have to purchase the 32-gigabyte version for $600. If the iPad had an SD card slot, I could hypothetically purchase a 16-gigabyte iPad for $500 and use my previously purchased 16-gigabyte SD card.

You've restated exactly the part that I do understand. What I don't understand is where you see a connection between your previous purchases and what Apple charges for what they produce. You specifically said that Apple would charge you for what you already have, but it isn't clear where that occurs.

Ah, I misunderstood your question then.

The connection isn't to Apple's prices: they made it, they get to decide pricing (and features).

The connection is between my previous purchase, and my next (considered) purchase and the connection there is me. Buying doesn't happen in a vacuum, though 'cost to me' is perhaps a better way of looking at it.

The 'charge' occurs when Apple omits a card slot though it is their right to do so. This locks me into their pricing structure, which means I have to pay their prices. I already have 16-gigabytes that I could use in a device with an SD slot, but the lock-in requires that I pay their prices, and if I want the 32-gigabyte iPad, then I have to pay what Apple charges and I cannot use my previous purchase to offset that cost.