I retract what I said about your argument being flawed. I'm not confident enough about how carriers in other countries work to comment. I was under the impression that you aren't "bound" by carriers in other countries, but I'm sure I'm wrong.
Absolutely 6 months is a long time in Android world. That doesn't explain the Bionic being a penny less then a month after release. In android world, the strategy is sell at any means necessary. These phones don't hold a candle to iPhone when it comes to sales, so saying "they don't sell" isn't an invalid statement. If people are willing to pay for something, they will buy it. That's economics 101. If the Bionic was selling, at a rate appreciable to the carriers, they simply would not drop the price. Perceived value or not. Does the 3Gs have a high perceived value? Yet it is the 2nd best selling phone of all time and that was without any price drop at all until "recently" (relatively speaking). The RAZR just came out (and has specs arguably better then the Galaxy Nexus), within a month it will drop in price, it simply will. These phones are not being superseded by far better, more amazing phones. They're simply not selling at the price they're being offered for.
See above. 6 months was something I said, it's not gospel. Android phones drop price almost immediately, and we're not talking old phones. We're talking 4G, dual core phones. It's not like these phones are being superseded in tech by the newer phones, so where is the value drop? Pure perception? Yes, when they don't sell, perception can cause a value drop, I agree.
Hyperbole obviously. Like I said, the Touchpad was for lack of a better word, crap. Plain and simple. That's why they firesold it. I'm not saying Android phones are crappy, and when I say they don't sell, I mean they don't sell anywhere close to what the carriers or OEMs expect (how could they and how could you argue otherwise?) and that dictates a price drop to get rid of remaining inventory.
Your "analogy" (if you want to call it that) fails because if you want an iPhone, you have to buy it from Apple. If you don't want one you can buy another smartphone, and Apple won't mind but it won't be an iPhone. Gas is not an exclusive to Exxon product. You can buy it from wherever you want, and you can shop for a lower price. If you want an iPhone, you get it from Apple, simple and plain. Like I said, for the third time, if you voluntarily buy something knowing full well the price, whether its Exxon/Apple/Uncle Jim it's nonsensical to say "Pick those pockets clean!" or "So overpriced!". That's why your "analogy" is flawed.
If you, without being under any duress, voluntarily go to an Apple store and buy an iPhone, and then say "pick those pockets clean!
" I'm being honest with you, I'm laughing at you, quite heartily too. You're, for lack of a better word, being ripped off BIG TIME, and Apple is undoubtedly laughing at you as well because you seem to think you're some sort of smart consumer who realizes you're getting ripped off yet continues to get ripped off.
About my blog, you seem upset about it. I understand that, because you see yourself in all my articles. Thanks for reading it though
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