Well we'll see what happens. I think there's a line enough consumers will not cross that will cause Apple to dial back the price increases.
At least I hope.
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Well we'll see what happens. I think there's a line enough consumers will not cross that will cause Apple to dial back the price increases.
At least I hope.
And so it begins, just as I predicted in a much earlier post.
This ALWAYS happens.
There is exciting news about new things on the next device, then, as the date to launch gets closer and closer, Apple gradually leak out news to kill off things they won't be bringing out, to the point that, just before launch, anything amazing they won't have has been killed to hard there is no disappointment.
So the curved round screen is the 1st to be killed.
what's next I wonder?
This ALWAYS happens.
There is exciting news about new things on the next device, then, as the date to launch gets closer and closer, Apple gradually leak out news to kill off things they won't be bringing out, to the point that, just before launch, anything amazing they won't have has been killed to hard there is no disappointment.
So the curved round screen is the 1st to be killed.
what's next I wonder?
Apple makes the most profit precisely because they make great products which people are willing to shell out good money for.
There is no trickery or witchcraft here.
I hope iPhone 8 will come with true wireless charging (not pad charging). If a university startup company can do it, there is no excuse for Apple not to have ir, who can invest billions in the technology.
The Motherbox looks ugly, but I'm sure Jony Ive could do something that looks great.
Not to mention Witricity which has been around forever.
The Motherbox looks ugly, but I'm sure Jony Ive could do something that looks great.
Not to mention Witricity which has been around forever.
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I believe Apple is trying to make a big splash with this device, so I do anticipate some eye-popping stuff. I think the OLED display, bezel-less steel/glass design are going to happen. I would be pleased to see a further reduction of the side bezels (in addition to the expected near elimination of the bottom and top bezels). I'm also a believer of the recent '3D-sensing' front camera, which I think will enable a multitude of interesting new features.
If these were the only upgrades, Apple has a huge hit on their hands, even at a premium price point. It would be the biggest upgrade a single generation iPhone has received. But surely there will be the usual camera upgrade (or even possibly a "super resolution" camera as illustrated in this rumor/patent http://appleinsider.com/articles/16...cameras-display-integrated-light-sensor-tech- ) and a new A11 chip. Inductive wireless charging will also make its debut to the iPhone.
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I think this year we'll see inductive charging, but I would bet for Apple its a precursor for true resonant wireless charging to come down the road when they feel like it's truly ready.
That's a bit disingenuous. Apl forces a walled garden and proprietary connectors. They take peoples like of an OS and eco and in essence abuse that. Lock-in is fine IF you provide, however IF you don't Provide its sort of a prison. Apl changed the way they do things, so much so today's apl does not seem to care about continuity of promises in essence made...look at Mac Pro over $4000 for a dead end evidently. That's a prison not choice, people stay because of the outrageous investment and the promises of the past..they call that apl apologists.
How about killing airports or 5K Apl standalone displays? Promises in essence unmet . What about Tim's pipeline statements in 2014? then unmet.
Once your family invests 5 figures in Apl products , you are sort of stuck when they switch gears on you...that's not choice that is necessity created by Apl for Apl. I would buy your "willing to shell out good money for apl products" if it wasn't for the nefarious lock-in they exhibit, purposely shunning standards... purposely forcing developers to pay too much, purposely restricting features, and purposely designing in outrageous margins far beyond the industry to those trapped by proprietary and/or walled garden lock-in .
People can and do leave, however Apl makes it very hard to do so, by design. Very simple exanple ...you can run windows on a Mac, not Mac on Windows . Why? Lock- in.
So much of this "willing to shell out good money for apl products" is simply an ongoing cost being trapped in that eco as world blows by you.
Can you imaging if Microsoft made it so Windows programs cannot run on Mac? yet instead they (MSFT) legitimise the Emoji bar to satisfy office users on Macs with emoji bar..What did apl ever give? A lousy Itunes client and a security issue when they stopped supporting various Apl API's on Windows...without notice. All about lock-in.
The average family under Apl could save so much money by getting off the hamster wheel for good ,and never look back.
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There is also the illusion of competition. Don't like iOS go android or Ubuntu. Don't like Mac go windows or Ubuntu.
Lock in is an illusion though. Macs can run Windows and one has to deal with their phones which can be sold and another phone acquired.
Why? I paid a thousand for my 6s+ last year. The 8 will be shinier, and will include features. According to Apple logic, as first applied to the latest MBP, a $500 price increase would be courageous.
It might not be a phone. Or it's primary purpose may be something else, with texting/cell phone capabilities as sort of a side feature. I don't know what other type of device it would be however.
This will be ridiculous. I'm more than happy with the current 128gb. Getting rid of this option for just the 256gb is yet just another way for Apple to make more dollar out of us
No offense, but anything DXOMark says usually should be taken with a massive grain of salt.
When folks say the amount of models apple makes is confusing, apple fans like to respond that choice is better. And I tend to agree. However, when apple removes choices, no one seems to care. Offering a 64 or 256gb option is just plane shameful in my humble opinion. I love my apple products but as a customer, I need to draw the line somewhere. If the storage options turn out to be true, looks like I will be looking ahead to the iPhone Xs. Hopefully there will be more storage options at that point.
And apps had become more complicated when Apple offered 1GB and plenty of people here argued that 1GB was plenty. And then when Apple went to 2GB, that became all that was needed, and so on. That's why the stabs from the past.
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Why not go back to 1GB?
Wrong, read the stories again, they ALL claim 'upwards from more then $1000' as in the phone will start at more then $1000.
no, the reports are it will be up to 1,000 nowhere has said we are looking at that price for the smaller model. As there's no way they will charge 1,100 for the iphone for 256GB. Not a chance.
Taken from this very story for one example:
https://www.macrumors.com/2017/02/21/iphone-8-3gb-ram-256gb-storage/
Rumors are generally shaping up to suggest the 5.8-inch iPhone with an OLED display will be a significant upgrade, but the model could cost upwards of $1,000 in the United States.
That suggests to me you haven't even been reading these reports in full before commenting on them. And then you claim the contrary to what they say.
Yes it says could cost up to 1,000 not starting at. There's a difference. If it was starting at 1,000 people simply wouldn't buy it for that price as 64GB is simply not enough for that price.
It's more realistic to think 1,000 for 256GB as thats not far off what a 7 plus 256GB cost now. Would mean the price going up by about £111 pounds which is still crazy and to me seems unlikely. I think £950 is more likely
If apple charge 1,000 for a 64GB iphone 8 they are nuts . Certainly when the S8 would likely be 200 quid cheaper at least.
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All you've done is move those goalposts to suit your argument to prevent yourself looking a bit daft. Because you said one thing, I categorically proved you wrong so you the change your argument. No point carrying on really. You also seem to have forgotten this is Apple, the company that charged 12,000 pounds let alone dollars for the Apple Watch in gold, the exact same internals as the £300 pound model but in a gold case...
The company who in the UK increased the cost of Mac Pro by £500 from the base model all in the name of Brexit, despite the computer never having received ANY update since launch 4 years ago on any of its components...
I think you need to remember that, and that was all under Tim Cook too.
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Huh? It's clear to me you don't know the difference between up to and starting from
NOBODY has reported the 1,000 is starting from. Up to means that's as high as it's likely to go.
You haven't proved anything here. Everybody has heard the reports of what the price could be. Nobody has reported at any point 64GB model would start at 1,000 NOBODY
Only person looking daft here is you for not knowing the difference between a starting price and a price that it will go up to.