This would make sense, although alot of people said that about the X last year and it outsold the 8 or the 8 Plus. I hope, for our wallets sake, the Xr vastly outsells the Xs or Xs Max so that this price point is still offered in the future (cause as soon as Apple thinks they could drop the ~$750 price point for $1k phones they will).
The Xr has the same PPI as the 8 Plus and much better battery life (which was already good on the 8 Plus).
At this point I just want them to test their luck as hard as somehow possible.
I want them to go REALLY deep, exclusive features for SKUs at 2 grand and up.
Stagnate, milk, render even the most diehard fanboys crazy.
Disgust as many people as possible, for regaining customer goodwill will take more than just a slight price decrease and no comment to go with it.
One can dream...
Faced with an unclear upgrade path, 6/S/7 Plus owners could decide too wait another year instead of buying the Xr with a lower display ppi and lack of dual camera, 3D Touch. The clear successor in form of the XS Max won't be an option due to increased price. Apple is pushing too hard on price elasticity with the XS Max. It almost feels like they abandoned the european mass market.
100% this. They really are showing their true face these days, more than ever.
To imagine what I used to pay for my iPhone 4... One model. Two storage options. Easy peasy.
Economies of scale have never been this good and yet they price these devices that get overtaken within a fairly short time by mid-range models like jewelry.
They are playing their walled garden cards really well, reminds me a bit of a sect. At some point when the blind love for this company wears off you begin to realize how they add a little surcharge here, a price increase there...
They want to convince devs to use subscriptions more, because more revenue to devs means more cut for the bitten fruit with the sole risk barer being the devs who jeopardize customer retention and goodwill...
I've long long tried to see everything through rose tinted glasses after Jobs died, but a lot has changed.
We went from premium to gotcha pricing. Some things certainly got better, but boy do you pay very dearly for that, way more than is reasonable.
And the best bit is the low bar diehard fanboys set: as long as Apple acts LEGALLY all is fine and not worth of critique.
Is that really the level to which we want to hold Apple accountable to for our thousands of Euros/Dollars investments?
They CAN price like this so it's fine? Oh just do get yesteryears model, that's your price point! Stop watching keynotes though, for you may get jealous...... You've seen YOUR pick for an entire year already in other people's hands. lol
That's the Apple way to serve everyone. Give me a break.
If that was their honest intention they'd give every model the same camera, because let's be honest, that's the actual upgrade you will feel every day.
Glassed Silver:mac
