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iPhone 14 Pro Models Likely to See $100 Price Increase, Says Analyst
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Exactly, all they will care about is if consumers turn off the money spigot to Apple. Crying while pumping Add to Cart does ZERO but keep the prices rising
But gas is at least dropping back to close to what it was before it started spiking, but nothing is following. Groceries are still 2-3x
People for sure have the right to complain, but it's moot if they are back on here weeks later talking about their new iDevice
I wouldn't go quite that far. Gas prices had been fairly steadily climbing since the end of 2020 when the average price of regular in the U.S. was under $2.20/gallon. It eventually peaked in June this year at just over $5/gallon but remains on the high side today at $3.94/gallon. Today's average is still 50% higher than it was three years ago in August 2019 (pre-COVID). The good news is that prices have at least been going in the right direction in recent months.
I remember filling my car in South Carolina when it was $1.59 a gallon back in 2020. It was absolutely amazing. I hope we’ll see that again in my lifetime. Certainly won’t be during this administration. :/
Sure why not. You go, Apple. Keep charging more every year. You know the people will pay 💰
I could afford to also, but I choose not to. & I’m proud of that, seeing as there are better things to blow $1200+ on every year, especially when the prior model (or 2 or 3) are still as good.
I could afford to also, but I choose not to. & I’m proud of that, seeing as there are better things to blow $1200+ on every year, especially when the prior model (or 2 or 3) are still as good.
True but that was also an unusual situation with COVID closures. lockdowns, etc.
So that's where it was so low? I don't even thing I remember seeing under $3 in SE PA when it was lowest recently.
This comment is thoughtless and insane. Its perfectly OK to complain about the current price of groceries and STILL buy them. (for example)
That’s a great question. Honestly, if there was a $500 increase with everything else being equal, no I wouldn’t upgrade. The threshold for me is probably 200-250 max.
I think any company at Apples level is greedy for success as that’s the name of the game. However, if they are putting the cost up to a point their regular customers are feeling priced out, that’s Apple’s fault, not the customer. Ultimately the customer goes elsewhere or buys a much cheaper product and that only bites Apple in the end. Very few people are going to be happy at paying £100 more for a product unless they are rich. iPhones are mostly bought by people who aren’t rich though and I’d hope Apple have covered this in their analysis when deciding to price up.
I’ve always resisted the Pro models as I am not comfortable in principle paying that much for a phone that isn’t that much better than a £700 or £800 iPhone. Sure I could afford a Pro model but I simply don’t need to spend that sort of money. I voted with my wallet in 2017 until now and that’s probably whole news like this makes me chuckle.
That’s true. Many consumers also have personal thresholds and that £1000 might be it. Affordability doesn’t always come into it. Mine personal threshold is £800 for an iPhone but I might spend £3k on a watch. It all comes down to value and what someone is comfortable spending.
Ooh. Maybe it’s just a Philly thing. I thought it was in the $2.00’s up there a few years ago?
I’m really unimpressed with the 13 Pro, from the weight to the camera system, and regret not just getting the 13. Not worth it IMO
My apologies! I feel like a dolt. That is a solid dad joke pun.
Please don’t swallow your new purple 14pro when you get it.
(Dad joke back at yah 🤣)
Ok, but you're using "greedy" there in more of a positive poetic/non-ethical sense simply meaning that they really focus on and strive for being a success. Others are using it in a pejorative sense.
This discussion is in the context of pricing and people objecting to price increases - thus my response.
Where's the part where Cook advised people to cut down on coffee to afford an iPhone? I see a price comparison, but not advice to cut back on coffee and buy an iPhone.Remember the times when Tim Cook was advising us to cut down on coffee weekly to afford an iPhone X. How time flies.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Says Financing iPhone X Can Work Out to Cost of Just a Few Nice Coffees Per Week
While the iPhone X starts at $999 in the United States, with an even more expensive 256GB model available for $1,149, Apple CEO Tim Cook...www.macrumors.com
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He said it. Check out the article below and watch the video.
Tim Cook: Stop drinking that expensive coffee and you'll be able to afford an iPhone X
While some consumers might be turned off by the price of the Apple iPhone X ($99 for 64GB, $1,149 for 256GB), Apple CEO Tim Cook makes it sound within reach for many. Cook says that the iPhone X can be found priced at $33 a month using an installment plan. The executive says that this is cheaper...
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Apple has always priced people out. It’s part of their allure.
I wasn’t able to afford my first max until college and I was working. (I still have that 11 year old mac and use it).
At this rate in 10 to 15 years $2,000 will sound like $200.