Aww, poor babies. Is deir widdle profit margins not 4000%?
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Apple Demanding Price Cuts From Suppliers Ahead of iPhone 7
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People need to understand that Apple is mainly doing this to protect us customers from inevitable price increases.
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Every company in existence attempts to negotiates lower prices with their suppliers to maximize their margins. This is a common business practice, but somehow it's become news.
When you seek out the lowest airfares (or anything else for that matter) you're essentially doing the same thing... You're pressuring airlines to negotiate lower fuel prices and lower wages in order to maintain their margins.
Are you as hard on yourself for being "disgraceful" as you are on Apple? The difference being, Apple has a legal responsibility to maximize profits; you do it out of sheer greed... as do I... but I'm not pointing fingers.
Apple has been guilty of that before with its NAND memory 'deal' with Samsung. They hoarded all the NAND chips available at such a low price that it made it nearly impossible for other companies to produce MP3 players either at all or at a price that made it worthwhile.
But hey.. who cares? As long as people get to show off that pretty Apple logo and look fashionable, that's all that matters... RIGHT?
As ollyw said, the iPhone is going to become very expansive in the UK. I actually expect a price hike very soon to reflect the weak pound. Apple is very quick to act when the exchange rate is in their favour.
Looks like the iPhone 7 is going to be kinda bland from the rumours and be most expansive iPhone ever.
Wonder if TC will be shocked that iPhone sales are weak this time round due to the weak pound and no doubt euro by September .
Sorry brexiters , Apple products are about to get even more expansive .
Looks like the iPhone 7 is going to be kinda bland from the rumours and be most expansive iPhone ever.
Wonder if TC will be shocked that iPhone sales are weak this time round due to the weak pound and no doubt euro by September .
Sorry brexiters , Apple products are about to get even more expansive .
I presume you've already made your annual offer to your employer to cut your salary, correct? And called your landlord and told her to raise your rent further?
I'm also surprised they have already put the prices up as they are currently selling in the UK for $50-$60 lower than the US list price (minus VAT).
Good job the Organ Donation is US only come iOS 10 ;-).
I'd be selling my kidneys and liver if the Pound continues to head ever southwards.
Apple is doing this so that they can have a higher profit margin? How much more profit they need considering iPhone is very expensive already. I would have thought they want to lower the price so they can cut the price for customers benefit. With this kind of mindset they would never ever bring the production back in the US. SMH!
All these people here complaining about something that all companies do, surely they'll put their money where their mouth is and stop buying Apple products because Apple is somehow particularly reprehensible in this matter.
Nope, they'll all be here next year on their new Kaby Lake MBP or iPhone 7 to complain about Apple wanting lower costs on their next products.
Seriously people, you want real change? Quit buying Apple products. I see the same people over and over again in these threads complaining about every single thing Apple does. As long as you keep buying their products, they're never going to change. Of course, they're not going to change their ways for just one person... but in the meantime, maybe you'll feel better buying products from a company that you can actually support?
Nope, they'll all be here next year on their new Kaby Lake MBP or iPhone 7 to complain about Apple wanting lower costs on their next products.
Seriously people, you want real change? Quit buying Apple products. I see the same people over and over again in these threads complaining about every single thing Apple does. As long as you keep buying their products, they're never going to change. Of course, they're not going to change their ways for just one person... but in the meantime, maybe you'll feel better buying products from a company that you can actually support?
Yep. I believe the days of $700 smartphones are coming to an end. There are decent $350 phones out there. Yes, they're Android phones, but millions of people don't care...and some prefer it. Maybe at $500, Apple can attract and retain customers.
I fear that 'star' product you speak of is no where in sight. The whole car thing is likely 3-5 years away and there's no guarantee it won't flop like the watch has. Tim Cook always says they have some great products in the pipeline. Over the next few years, we'll see what he's got. If it's just iterations of an iPhone or Apple watch, then I'll be concerned.
This is just another example of Tammy Cook screwing someone over so Apple can look like they did better than they really did when they announce their earnings.
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I've really thought about buying the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium. Perhaps Apple will finally catch up to it 10 years from now.
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I've really thought about buying the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium. Perhaps Apple will finally catch up to it 10 years from now.
Man that's a brutal way to treat your vendors. Smaller orders, and smaller margins for them, but Apple don't want smaller margins themselves. I get they need to make money, but they seem to be doing just great at it. Maybe if you didn't drop 2 billion on a corporate office space you wouldn't need such intense large margins.
No, not every company in existence does this. Well done straw man arguments. Airlines vs developing world factory conditions. Totally not comparable. Nice try though.
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Completely and totally not comparable. Nice try though.
How is it price fixing? Apple was expecting to make a boatload of iPods. In order to do so, it would need a boatload of NAND memory. Because Apple was buying in such large volume, Samsung gave Apple a volume discount. The fact that it became nearly uneconomical for competitors to produce MP3 players is simply the law of supply and demand.
To me, all it seems like is Apple planning ahead. Apple was planning to to make tons of iPods so in order to avoid running out of available components, Apple booked a huge order. Also, Apple wanted to get a good deal on it. Show me how it is price fixing.
Dude, there's no need to get upset just because someone else wants to test out another product.
Grow up.
Why do you think I'm upset? I literally just recommended that people do exactly what you said you're doing.