Functionally, this and the sock product seem interesting, but then they're priced at $150 - $200 instead of $10 and it instantly becomes a stupid product.
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Apple Launches Second Limited-Edition iPhone Accessory in a Month
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This, exactly this. Every post in this forum is littered with negative comments over stuff that is meaningless. Imagine how these people are in their day to day life.
They calculate an operational income, asses their financial structure and crate a net profit margin. That with the market dynamics and competitive landscape creates the MSRP.
Probably fine. Everything is exaggerated online.
..just like the great Android/iPhone rivalry, and blue/green messages. In reality, few actually care.
When people complain about something as silly as this item or Apple updating what an icon for an app looks like, my guess is they are miserable complainers in their day to day.
We will agree to disagree.
You could be right. I just don't personally see it in my day-to-day interactions. 🤷♂️
No, in such a shop an item is worth what the shop owner thinks it is worth. I've done this many times, said I think an item is worth x amount, still a decent price but the shop owner says 'nope, it's worth more'.
It is therefore not a case of what a buyer is willing to pay, it is what the shop owner 'wants' the buyer to pay. There is a big difference.
It is remarkable that a company known for such precision and restraint can also approve something that looks this clumsy. The accessory feels more like a student sculpture experiment than a considered design. I genuinely wonder what Jony Ive would think if he saw it
All of these comments: that was similar to my initial thought too, then I thought this is a very tiny market. How many would I need to sell to make it “worth it” to design and manufacture? The low volume would make it cost more (even if just 2$ vs 1$), but the low volume would also mean: where is the balance point where I am better off not “doing it”, than “doing it”.
I think, they probably hope to sell 1,000. They might have only made that many, cost of production, shipping, liability, returns, etc. $60 doesn’t seem too far fetched.
I would like to see the numbers or more accurate than my “stabs in the dark.”
Are you concerned with damage to the cylindrical object or damage to the product because if your cylindrical object actually fits in this tiny opening, that's a bigger concern!
There is already an entire ecosystem of assistive MagSafe accessories that serve this function, most of which also don’t require removing the accessory to charge the phone, at around 25% of the price. The obvious, cynical sales pitch here is the “designer” label.
Perhaps someone who has difficulty gripping an iPhone but wants to use one?
I do think it is overpriced.
