It’s the poors being poor… Just kidding of course? Apple products always sell for a premium so the day people stop commenting about the price is the day Apple will go bankrupt.
I’m sure they sell more than almost none. Sure it’s not close to iPhone sales.
That’s a big misunderstanding when it comes to manufacturing stuff. People think it only has $150 worth of parts so they should sell it for maybe $160. That’s not how things work ever. Most things you see at Walmart that are not grocery are marked up double. If you buy a phone case for $50, Walmart paid $25 for it. They’re not overcharging. That’s how much it cost to stay in business and make a profit. It cost money for R&D, marketing, fancy stores, etc.
Yes, I understand how business works and I'm not saying that's how they should price it. What I am saying is that it's better for them to make a smaller profit selling a lot of them at $300 than it is for them to make monstrous profits but selling almost none, at $549.
Many Apple products are sold for a reasonable price. Look at the new Mac Mini for instance. I consider that $600 for such a well designed and powerful product is a reasonable price.
1) At a lower than retail (Apple) price
So now you’re saying they’re selling almost none on the Apple website and store for regular price but at $90 off on Amazon they’re selling over 2k a month? I’m not sure if I believe that. all the people I know that have them bought them from Apple for full price. People don’t think to go on Amazon sometimes to look for a lower price.
Of course, cheaper products sell in larger volumes. I bet $99 headphones outsell $249 Sony headphones. Cheap android phones outsell iPhones by a huge margin, but you don’t see Apple lowering the price of even the base iPhone to $299.
Sure if they cut the cost in half sales would increase but by how much? How much would that cut into the profit? If sales doubled but profit was cut by two thirds, that’s not a net gain for Apple. Everyone thinks about how much the components cost, but there’s more expenses than components. How much did Apple spend on R&D and advertising? If it was just putting some components together, you could release headphones and sell them as well as Apple does. It’s never as simple as people think it is.
You act as if moving 2000+ APM a month on Amazon is a big deal. It's a joke. I'd love to see the return percentage on those as well. I'd bet my bottom dollar, and trust me that is a deep dive, that it's above 50%.
Sorry that Apple’s sales aren’t meeting your expectations. These aren’t meant for most people so sales are not going to be that high. I would hope profit margin is above 50%. If you know anything about business, that would be reasonable.
There’s a difference between defending a product and pointing out silly criticism.
I’m glad no one said that, but I’m not sure why you’re replying to something no one said.
I’m not sure there is any direct competitor to AirPods Max. There are cheaper headphones without some of the features of AirPods Max. Sure some people are probably buying cheaper headphones because they either can’t afford or don’t want to spend so much money. For it to be a direct competitor, it would have to be similarly priced.
I never said you said that so we agree. I was pointing out that apple’s decision to price AirPods Max likely involved Tim Cook, and therefore was a well thought out decision.
You’re right I’m not very knowledgeable on the history of Apple.
I currently own a few successful companies. Therefore, I think I know a little about business. I couldn't care less about Apple's sales, but it is a fact that selling 2000 units a month on Amazon is unimpressive to anyone who has been successful in the business world. It's laughable, actually.
Especially when Sony, just as an example, can outperform your product for $150-$200 less.
