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Apple Planning to Launch New Clear Case for iPhone XR, Priced Around $40

Lennyvalentin said:
How you become a $1T corporation: sell a 2 cent piece of plastic for 40 dollars... :p
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It’s called markup. Apple does this with all their products, look at the watchbands for example, they mark those up at least 60/70%. That’s how companies make money, but as long as the product is quality and the customer justifies the price point, why does it matter?
 
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Or how about I save $30 and buy a Spigen case off Amazon?

This is total bait for huge apple fans and those who want the case at the same moment they pick up their phone at the store. I have never purchased a single accessory at an Apple store. Never will.
 
Paradoxally said:
It's this reasoning that allows Apple to keep selling overpriced cases.
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Cases that no one is forced to buy.
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sracer said:
If Apple continues to sell overpriced cases is that a problem?
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How is it a problem when cases that are cheaper exist? If I can get a $12 clear case on Amazon why would care what Apple charges for theirs?
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BGPL said:
Or how about I save $30 and buy a Spigen case off Amazon?

This is total bait for huge apple fans and those who want the case at the same moment they pick up their phone at the store. I have never purchased a single accessory at an Apple store. Never will.
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I’m guessing XR cases are available for sale right now.
 
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Waaaa waaa waaa.... sounds like a god damn nursery in here. If bare-bones cost were the focus then you already messed up by choosing the iPhone XR. This case will most likely hold itself together for longer than any of those $10 cases on amazon anyhow.
 
KFREX said:
Waaaa waaa waaa.... sounds like a god damn nursery in here. If bare-bones cost were the focus then you already messed up by choosing the iPhone XR. This case will most likely hold itself together for longer than any of those $10 cases on amazon anyhow.
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Hardly, spigen cases are the best cases you can buy at half the price.
 
Mackinjosh said:
There's only about 100 different models of clear cases for that phone at Amazon.
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I was under the impression that the X cases wouldn’t fit the XS but would the other way around. Heard the camera is a bit bigger on the XS.
 
Always laugh at anyone who actually buys these overpriced cases from Apple, when they can get the same thing on EBay or Amazon for under $5. They're durable, and look just as good. You'd save so much that you could even buy several of them for when one becomes dirty or worn out.
 
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Apple's reasoning is sound. If you're stupid enough to pay $800 for an LCD phone you'll pay $40 for a case.
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bbednarz said:
They are a business and sell products to make money. Shocking, I know.
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At some point they're just exploiting people with mental illnesses like OCD.
 
Khedron said:
Apple's reasoning is sound. If you're stupid enough to pay $800 for an LCD phone you'll pay $40 for a case.
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At some point they're just exploiting people with mental illnesses like OCD.
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The same point can be made paying over $1000 for an OLED phone when others are available for a lot less.
 
lec0rsaire said:
It’s more ridiculous for people to spend up to $1500 on a phone and then balk at a $40 case.

Similar to people who buy a German car but complain about the $2-3k navigation.
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When you consider you can buy a military grade case by Griffin that will protect your phone from most impacts, sand, etc., this Apple case is even more of an insult.
 
It's the perfect product for Apple of 2018 – costs probably less than 0.1$. They can easily position it as much lower cost than their usual cases and they'll still have several hundred thousand % markup.
 
Why the huge cutout at the bottom? No need for it.
I always buy a case that covers the entire rim of the handset, leaving only the ports free.
 
Took them years to realize that people were hiding their great colors behind cases to avoid the inevitable cracked screen from use without.
 
Greymacuser said:
When you consider you can buy a military grade case by Griffin that will protect your phone from most impacts, sand, etc., this Apple case is even more of an insult.
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Not every wants a mil spec case. While some people need one especially those in trades or those fighting in Syria, they are not what I would call fashionable.
 
Baymowe335 said:
Did you miss the part about quality? A $3 case is garbage.
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Granted its not as good, but jeez, they aint a million miles apart, you are deluding yourself if you think otherwise...
It wouldnt surprise me if they were made in the same factory... don't forget how the evil fruit loves its margins....
 
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Baymowe335 said:
Did you miss the part about quality? A $3 case is garbage.
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And Apple's is better? Does it fly? Deflect bullets? Sing you a lullaby at night?
It's the same bent piece of plastic from China. Just at an insultingly overgrown price.
 
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