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Price is determined by the market, not by the specs. You can by a house that's way better than what you are living in now for far less in Detroit I bet.
(And purchase price is only one factor, I sold my original iPad 1 recently for quite a bit, bringing my TCO down.)
Not having access to Apple's or anyone else's books it's difficult to say what a company "should" be charging, Apple certainly puts more effort into some aspects of their devices compared to others which costs a lot of money. What does "should" mean anyway? That a company only be allowed to mark up their hardware by a certain amount?
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Yes, and the market (Sony, Samsung, Google, HTC, etc) have all said the outright price of a smartphone should be between $350 and $700. But Apple goes over and above, up to $1000?
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Originally Posted by photon
Your buddies make poor decisions therefore the price of the iPhone is bothersome?
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I was more or less showing that drinking the kool-aid works for Apple.
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Are you bothered by human nature maybe? Because people are what make these decisions.
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What? Are you serious? No. I've said I'm bothered by a company that charges an exorbitant amount for it's technology, when it doesn't need to be that high.
I'll admit: yes, Apple makes a beautiful device. I've posted that before. Yes, the eco-system is awesome. It all works. It's simple. It all flows. Hell, my Dad is looking to get something to replace his BlackBerry Bold, and I'm close to suggesting the iPhone, because of how easy it'll be for him to migrate (physical keyboard to touch, ease of use, etc).
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Originally Posted by photon
The price isn't exorbitant IMO.
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Yes it is. That's what bothers me about it.
I was very close to getting an iPhone this time around. But when I read about the specs, price, etc I decided to stick with Android.
The idea of having a 5.5" Apple is very appealing. Look at all the Apple stores and different telco dealers out there: they're all
sold out of the 6 Plus. Some Android people are switching. I just don't think the outright price is justified.
Contract pricing is ridiculous, as well.