To avoid aggravating other forum commenters further with continuous notifications, this is probably my last comment on this, but I think you've missed the point of the original article. The focus is on iPhone and pricing of iPhone around the world, specifically in India. Quote from article: "Apple CEO Tim Cook admitted that iPhones are too expensive in India" ... "According to a recent report from Deutsche Bank, India is among the most expensive places in the world to buy an iPhone. Prices there average 31 percent higher than the U.S., with only iPhones in Sweden, Indonesia, and Brazil proving more costly."Its completely relevant. Apple competes in the market of high end phones, which is what the Galaxy S7 is and priced at. So if you want to claim that "Apple is slowly pricing itself out of the market." yet other high end phones in that market are similarly priced, then its clear things don't add up for your claim. Sorry.
iPhone is more costly outside of the US in many regions including the ones I listed on the first page of the forum based on Apple's own website.
Have a good day.