Nope. Never. As logical as it may seem for people to stop spending money to due to high costs, people don't shy away from spending just because the cost of goods rise. Look at cigarettes. I remember as child they used to be $.50/pack when my parents bought them. Today they are at least $5.00/pack and the tobacco industry is making more profits than ever on nicotine junkies.
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iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Priced Higher in Canada, Australia and Europe as U.S. Dollar Remains Strong
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Nope. Never. As logical as it may seem for people to stop spending money to due to high costs, people don't shy away from spending just because the cost of goods rise. Look at cigarettes. I remember as child they used to be $.50/pack when my parents bought them. Today they are at least $5.00/pack and the tobacco industry is making more profits than ever on nicotine junkies.
I wish people that didn't live in the U.S would stop thinking people that do live in the U.S are getting off scott free. It cost so much to live in many places in the U.S. The U.S. is one of the most expensive countries to live in. It costs a lot to run a business, healthcare is insanely high in cost, as opposed to Canada who gets free healthcare. Yeah, sure their taxes pay for it but the U.S. pays taxes on healthcare for low income so we as tax-paying U.S citizens end up paying a lot more than most others in different countries.
It's no easier for people in the U.S. to buy an iPhone or any other expensive toys than the rest of you in other countries.
I wish Apple offers the "upgrade program" in Canada as well. The major Canadian carriers offer discount to "non-subsidized" plan. Basically, I can get a new iPhone every year and save tons of money on the "non-subsidized and non-contract" monthly plan (the only way to save some money).
There was a price hike in Poland half way through iPhone 6-series first year of availability due to strengthening US Dollar to the Polish Zloty resulting in a raise from 250 PLN ($65) to 400 PLN ($105). The exchange rate is almost the same now. For this reason I expect no further price increases with the release of iPhone 6s [Plus] in Poland.
iPhone 6 now = 2699 PLN / 3199 PLN / 3699 PLN = 725 USD / 850 USD / 990 USD [for a 16GB / 64 GB / 128 GB]
iPhone 6s expected = 3199 PLN / 3699 PLN / 4199 PLN = 850 USD / 990 USD / 1125 USD [16GB / 64 GB / 128 GB]
iPhone 6s Plus = the above prices increased by 500 PLN ($135~$140) for each storage option
I just sold my iPhone 6 64 GB a week prior to the special event. I will be buying an iPhone 6s 64 GB as long as I can get the price at 3000 PLN or below (~800 USD). Hopefully I'll manage to buy it as a company's expense and thus take the 23% VAT away from the price (absorbed by a company). If that is the case, I might buy one the day it becomes available in Katowice, Poland.
So many people here are complaining, guess what the people in china that want an iPhone are also doing? Complaining. This isn't how you boost sales. Microsoft is a publicly traded company on the stock market as well but the Xbox one is same price in Canada and USA.
Can't wait to pre-order the iPhone 6s and sell it on ebay for 30-40% profit cuz people would pay for it LOL
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I just don't understand why you'd spend that much money on a phone, it's only a phone! Madness, you don't get anything extra from the £700 phone as you do a £300 phone, you're still doing the same things. In reality you're paying for something that cost $200 in parts, but in reality costs Apple way less since they order in bulk and they're just netting hundreds in pure profit from you, then have the cheek to make you pay extra for a 2 year warranty and up the price on that too.
I just don't get why people are paying so much for what is basically just a fashion tax.
I just don't get why people are paying so much for what is basically just a fashion tax.
That's the whole point of a floating currency.
As the economy does comparatively poorly, the currency drops, and workers get a de-facto pay cut due to inflation hitting real wages. This in-turn makes goods and services from that country cheaper, improves the balance of trade, and leads to economic improvement.
As the economy improves, the currency increases, and workers get a de-facto pay rise due to deflation in consumer goods. This puts a curb on growth, and acts to stop the economy overheating.
The only other option is a fixed exchange rate - with no automatic stabilisers on the economy - which leads to a much more severe boom and bust cycle.
A 17% one year drop in the Canadian to US dollar currency and only a 6% increase in price? Oh the humanity. Go eat your Poutine.
That's actually not true. The last time we had parity was early 2013 for a brief period. The more prolonged parity was back in 2011/12, although never for extended periods.
http://www.xe.com/currencycharts/?from=USD&to=CAD&view=5Y
Between 2011 until 2014 Apple's prices in CAD were actually very close to USD prices and when Futureshop & BestBuy had sales they were better than US prices. In fact, the big jump in prices didn't occur until April this year. Apple tends to adjust their foreign exchange prices whenever they refresh their product lines.
Looking at current BB Canada Labour Day iPad Air 2 sales prices, they are much better here than on the US side:
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/category/ipad-mini-2/ipadmini2.aspx
iPad Air 2 16GB CAD$479 = US$365 compare that to US$449-$499 range in the US.
Recent sales for the iPhone 6 16GB at BB in Canada were as low as CAD$49 for a 2yr term.
Your existing 6+ will continue to serve you well for many years. No need to always get the latest greatest when you already have great.
THANK YOU! People dont seem to understand that. It's a huge deal for us! I'm so disappointed. With taxes (which are also higher here btw) the iPhone 6s Plus 128gb is 1480$$$$ that's absolutely insane
We have yet to see the price of the iPad pro and its accessories but it will certainly be disastrous.
Bad analogy. The US has the lowest prices on Mercedes cars. The people flying to Europe are buying them in US$ on the US dealer's factory-delivery programs, which basically works out to a free European vacation. Plus there's a 50-100 factor difference between an iPhone & a Mercedes.
even the pro apple site the verge has something to say about apple.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/10/9300231/apple-watch-iphone-sales-profits-strategy-market
apple becoming greedy.
http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/10/9300231/apple-watch-iphone-sales-profits-strategy-market
apple becoming greedy.
same thing can be said for other electronic devices unless of course it's made locally?
As someone who purchases their phones off contract, I'm officially jumping ship after my iPhone 6. I love Apple computers, but in no way is the iPhone worth the asking price. I've owned the iPhone 6 since launch and I still don't love it -- quite the opposite, actually.
Not a fanboy or a hater, but Apple's recent offerings have been nothing but disappointing. Apple is too big to fail, but I sincerely believe the golden days are behind us.
Not a fanboy or a hater, but Apple's recent offerings have been nothing but disappointing. Apple is too big to fail, but I sincerely believe the golden days are behind us.
And people say I expect to much because it's just a "phone." A $1,000 phone that doesn't work well as a phone! You are darn right I expect all the other stuff like Camera/Video to be top notch.
And people say I expect to much because it's just a "phone." A $1,000 phone that doesn't work well as a phone! You are darn right I expect all the other stuff like Camera/Video/Audio to be top notch. I just paid off my Next contract at $450 so I paid $900+ for my 128 GB 6. While the promise of a camera upgrade is tempting, I'm keeping what I have for the next 2 cycles. The nice thing about the iPhone is it holds it's value really well, so you can get a decent deal trading in.
This is the first year in my never ending love for Apple that I have zero interest in buying anything from their new bag of goodies. Oh well, I will look forward to the iPhone 7 next year for sure.
If your 5 is over two years old, you should get the battery replaced. Apple will do it for a decent price, but a repair store will do it for half what Apple charges. If you want you can also do the replacement yourself. I've done battery replacements on a few iPhones. It is pretty hard and I worry about busting the device. There is a real risk you will mess it up, especially as an amateur doing your first repair.
In New York there are services that will replace your iOS battery for cheap enough now that I don't think I will ever do another battery swap. But I do recommend getting it done since you could be looking at 30% more battery life than what you have now!
Yes we have sales tax in the US. It is determined by State and City taxes, so quite a lot of variety. In the New York City it is 8.88%. I wish more international folks who complain about their VAT price realize they are comparing Apple prices to the price without sales tax. You guys also have vastly different laws about how business are operated. Mainly business are required to provide much more in the way of benefits than business in the U.S. provide. So those benefits get baked into your prices.
Apple really isn't just gouging you all. There are reasons for these prices.
You need to add local tax as well. In NYC the total in the State and Local is 8.88%. It is much less than VAT, but you will notice that percentage when they apply it to your iPhone.