With a $1k Price, Apple’s iPhone Crosses a Threshold

Post by TekMol » Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 10:42 AM UTC

kk_cz wrote: post #298

TekMol wrote: post #290

I don't get what it is about the iPhone that people are willing to pay a premium for. Is it all just in the marketing? I would not mind paying $1000 for a phone if it offered any additional value over my $200 Android phone. But I cannot see anything better in the form factor of the iPhone line. And for the software - I have an iPad and I hate the software. It is so restricted. You cannot even do basic tasks like down…

So, why did you pay a premium for iPad when Android tablet at roughly half the price would give you the same functionality? (btw I don't get it either. But I don't see anything special about iPad, hence my question)

Post by kerrsclyde » Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 10:42 AM UTC

Kluny wrote: post #218

alkonaut wrote: post #189

A lot of people just get the best iphone every 24 months (e.g. rich people, or people who have a generous smartphone policy at work). Having a model that gets another couple of hundred bucks from those people is pretty clever I think. This is basically the S-class phone (To make a car analogy, because that's what we do). The S-class Mercedes costs twice as much as the "Normal" E-class, and each time they launch a new…

I also know a guy who made his living for many years repairing and reselling iPhones, who simply buys the top of the line as soon as it comes out and resells the old one to pay for it, at as close to full price as he can get away with. Since he always gets the most specc'd out phone available, treats it very carefully, always inside an otterbox, and is a pretty decent salesman, he usually gets his price. He also clai…

Post by falsedan » Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 10:44 AM UTC

ksec wrote: post #248

If we take a look from a Global Perspective, US has the cheapest iPhone ( All prices excluding sales Tax ), and everywhere else had it more expensive. i.e The $1K Prices may be making a big waves in US, but elsewhere in the world they have been paying that much for an iPhone already. And in terms of iPhones / Population / Apple Store, the US has it most. While in Japan 60% of the Smartphone are iPhone ( i.e Higher th…

Post by KozmoNau7 » Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 10:46 AM UTC

disgruntledphd2 wrote: post #242

KozmoNau7 wrote: post #215

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With wine and spirits, you're often paying for rarity, rather than outright quality. I'm not a huge wine snob (most wines I buy are in the $10-$20 range), but I have tasted some rather expensive wines. In a lot of cases, you're not really paying for "richness of flavor" (a lot of cheaper wines have plenty of richness and balance), you're paying for name and for rarity, especially when it comes to older wines. I'm act…

As another whiskey lover, can you tell me what that bottle is?

Post by yladiz » Mon, Sep 11, 2017, 10:50 AM UTC

erikb wrote: post #294

yladiz wrote: post #205

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A) I am an engineer, and at my previous company almost every engineer (9/10) had an iPhone. You should also know better than to insinuate that Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, or Eric Schmidt aren't engineers, considering the companies they've created. B) Citation needed. C) What are the two reasons, specifically? The biggest argument I hear about using Android is that it's customizable, but I would argue that 99% of peop…

Look. Think about a guy. He stands behind a horse. The horse kicks him in the face. For most people this would hurt. But he doesn't process that feedback. How do you explain to him that it's a bad idea to get close to that horse from its back side? If you can show me a strategy, maybe I can explain to you why iPhones are badly designed. it should be obvious by using it. Examples: a) you get a notification that you ha…