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Not everyone is poor or thinks Apple products are expensive. Many see value.
You think the Touchbar was worth a $500 markup?
You think $200 for 8gb of ram or 128gb of SSD is value?
You think paying 25% more for a new model iPad is savvy?
You think an OLED phone at 25% extra or 3 year plan to pay it off is a great deal?


We get it, you're not poor, but ya sure do waste a lot of money. Over half of Americans have less than $1000 in savings. Your "many" is not as many as you think.
 
Hmm, Apple will use the holiday season to clear out AirPod, I bet they will update them in Jan.


As for home pod, hopefully after a weak holiday season they will get the memo that Siri sucks
 
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Apple products are tools for tasks.

Actually I'm starting to think that Apple is aiming to be more of a "fashion brand" than a real tech company that makes valued products. I think they want to be Gucci or Armani more than say well... the Apple we once knew.
 
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Actually I'm starting to think that Apple is aiming to be more of a "fashion brand" than a real tech company that makes valued products. I think they want to be Gucci or Armani more than say well... the Apple we once knew.
I've been with Apple for years. I teach at the college level and I can say the amount of my students that are not liking Apple these days is growing. For the first time since I started teaching, I can say that the number of Macs has drastically declined this year. I used to love Macs, and I have converted many labs into using Macs. The new Macs though are just not as reliable. I also love iPad, but the inability to open two Word documents at a time on the iPad Pro is a bit ummm unprofessional. I have never met a 'professional' that does not need to view multiple documents at a time.
 
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The gift guide release means that Apple’s holiday lineup is complete. No AirPower, no new AirPods.

I had held out hope for a late November press release for those products but that possibility seems to now be put to rest.
 
Must Xmas time again..

If there was a reason for being in the festive season, a genius discount off all products would be nice. (I guess they have the refurb store for that, and that is all-year round.)
 
You think the Touchbar was worth a $500 markup?
You think $200 for 8gb of ram or 128gb of SSD is value?
You think paying 25% more for a new model iPad is savvy?
You think an OLED phone at 25% extra or 3 year plan to pay it off is a great deal?


We get it, you're not poor, but ya sure do waste a lot of money. Over half of Americans have less than $1000 in savings. Your "many" is not as many as you think.
What does half of Americans having less than 1k in savings have to do with anything. It’s not my problem they are financially illiterate. Overtime, most people recoup half cost by selling their devices. You are not paying a markup for the Apple ecosystem and better quality of life Apple products produce in productivity. If you want to be poor, that’s in You, but there are many satisfied Apple customers who have no problem paying the Apple tax at the end of the day.
 
Fixed the title for you:
Apple Shares New 2018 Ransom Note :D
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It’s not my problem they are financially illiterate.
you schmuck
...Overtime, most people recoup half cost by selling their devices.
you don't get half back on Apple products unless you are selling it after 1 year
You are not paying a markup
Apple gouges as much as it can get away with, that won't go on forever
If you want to be poor, that’s in You,
you schmuck
 
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I guess that means no Airpods 2. Oh well, still buying some for Christmas. Just hope they don’t release version 2 shortly thereafter.

I hope to find a really good deal on AirPods 1 during BF. My guess is they'll release version 2 earlier 2019 but not before the end of the year, it is too late for the holiday season and they would have announced them during the iPad pro event if they were ready to launch in a few weeks.
 
you don't get half back on Apple products unless you are selling it after 1 year

Regardless, Apple products have some of the highest resale value over any other tech products on the market. That’s the nature of tech in general, that it depreciates because its superseded by something else the following year. It’s not really a difficult concept to gather, but given the popularity/ demand for used Apple products on the market, they hold somewhat decent value, especially the iPhone.
 
Regardless, Apple products have some of the highest resale value over any other tech products on the market. That’s the nature of tech in general, that it depreciates because its superseded by something else the following year. It’s not really a difficult concept to gather, but given the popularity/ demand for used Apple products on the market, they hold somewhat decent value, especially the iPhone.
I would hope so too, Apple products are the most expensive on the market.
 
What a pointless and stupid gift guide, everybody already knows what Apple sells ― instead, show us products we can give to extend the usage of these devices

It's really a catalogue for their most expensive products that they desperately hope people will buy
 
Here's the actual Apple gift guide..

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And we will...we all will.
 
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