Camera gets better. Pictures get bigger. OS gets bigger. Apps get bigger. They want us to keep buying their music, etc.
16GB is ridiculous.
So don't buy it, buy the larger capacity
I don't understand why they begin at 16gb myself. The price of memory has been getting cheaper and cheaper but that stays the same. Eventually I would think they would drop the 16 and start at 32. But the 16gb is a big seller for them so it also makes since that they can get 16gb of memory for less than what it costs to get 32gb and then sell it to all those people that want the cheapest option or don't need a lot of memory.
So don't buy it, buy the larger capacity
My point is that for example the entry level iPad $499 should be 32GB. I don't want to pay $599 to get 32GB.
I understand your point, I just disagree with the way people state it
It isn't that they want the 16GB to go away, they want lower prices
If you want higher capacity, it is available... for a price
Like everything else in life
Sure. However, the base 16GB memory option has been around for years, back when cameras had far less MP and memory itself was more expensive for the manufacturers. To release the iPhone 6 with a 10+ megapixel camera and a bumped up price, but to only supply 16GB as the base model, would be a cheap move by Apple IMO - but I fully expect them to do this. Sure Samsung and HTC have a 16GB base model, but it comes with an SD memory card slot. I can pick up a 16GB SD card for less than $10.
I understand your point, I just disagree with the way people state it
It isn't that they want the 16GB to go away, they want lower prices
If you want higher capacity, it is available... for a price
Like everything else in life
I'm all for lower prices too, who isn't... just say you want cheaper devices
The biggest seller is the 16GB model so why would Apple change that and keep the price the same? Not gonna happen.
Camera gets better. Pictures get bigger. OS gets bigger. Apps get bigger. They want us to keep buying their music, etc.
16GB is ridiculous.
My point is that for example the entry level iPad $499 should be 32GB. I don't want to pay $599 to get 32GB.
Personally, I don't care whether the 16GB stays or goes, I have always purchased the highest capacity device, iPhone and iPad
But not everyone uses their phone as a camera (shock, I know) and even those that do don't always store their pics on the camera (cloud, Dropbox, Google+, Google Drive, or locally on their computer with iPhoto, etc.)
For someone wanting a phone to get email, make calls, run a few apps like maps and such, etc. and store their photos and music on their computer/cloud and only carry a playlist or two, the 16GB might be an option for them. Apparently they still sell quite a few of them.
If Apple dropped the price point of the 32GB to the 16GB and dropped the 16GB further, would people scream to drop the 16GB? IDK, but my point is... it isn't the 16GB, it is the price that is the issue for most people when they say drop the 16GB because they simply want the 32GB at the 16GB price point.
I'm all for lower prices too, who isn't... just say you want cheaper devices
I think 16GB is a big seller just because it is the entry level price.