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I was just typing that exact reply, but since you said it better, I'm just going to agree with you, 100%.
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Is Now the Time to Upgrade Apple Devices Before Tariffs Lead to Price Increases?
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I was just typing that exact reply, but since you said it better, I'm just going to agree with you, 100%.
Deep down, the democracies of the Western world are beginning to look dangerously like those they sell you as "enemies." In Spain, La Liga censors the internet every weekend, deciding which websites you can visit and which ones you can't, using the excuse of fighting piracy. The EU, in a preliminary report, says that VPNs may need to be prosecuted. In the US, protests are being repressed for political reasons, not to mention overprotective nationalism via tariffs. I think Trump believes that companies can overnight abandon advanced factories and skilled labor trained for decades and start manufacturing on national soil. We're on a downward spiral that will end very badly for everyone. The only ones who will win will be the "enemies" they sell you as guilty because we make it so on a silver platter.
They've been fooling us for years with the dollar to euro conversion to sell more cheaply in the US, and that price drop comes from EU consumers, who pay more for the product and receive far fewer services or receive them much later than in the US.
I suspect the reason why they have more or less done every country is to give the illusion that is about everyone
But it’s not it’s a select few areas
I was thinking about that. When I worked in one of the NYC Apple Stores, (I left in March 2024), we had tons of foreign customers who were buying here to save on the VAT they would pay at home. For some Europeans, it wasn't much of a savings- literally a few Euros. But for let's say someone from Brazil, an iPhone here was around 45% less expensive. They'd come with a fat wad of cash, and laundry list of Apple products to buy. Having a $5000-$8000 sale of various things to someone from Brazil wasn't an everyday thing, but it wasn't uncommon either.
Now, we'll be the ones buying an iPhone on vacation, scrapping the box and making believe we had it before we left the states.
How pathetic.
He surrounds himself with incompetent people that does what he says for the sake of making themself rich and powerful, not in the interest of the country or its people.
Actually, while you are correct, manufacturing is starting to become quite expensive in China as labor costs have been skyrocketing. Perhaps the struggling Chinese economy might buy manufacturers some time, but they know that diversifying away from China is a must. Vietnam, India, Brazil (lesser extent), Indonesia, etc. will benefit from that. Hell, even Turkey will get a piece.
One solution for Apple would be to stockpile the iPhone 17 in countries with a lower import tax (say the UK) for later sale in the US. They then offset this by upping the improvement’s of iOS 19 and then use this to justify charging $50 for an upgrade.
Apple should have gone back to charging for os updates years ago. The only way to get people to open their wallets is to give them meaningful updates. This spurs Apple to make it better and thus makes our devices better too.
Apple should have gone back to charging for os updates years ago. The only way to get people to open their wallets is to give them meaningful updates. This spurs Apple to make it better and thus makes our devices better too.
Apple have been hammered in Apple recently. All it will do it make more people pick perfectly decent Chinese brands like Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi who make arguably more experimental phones than Apple.
This is true, and it is going to be a while before India can match, although they are getting better and better by the year. Vietnam, Turkey and way down the road, Brazil, will have to come online faster as well, along with domestic production in areas where shipping costs are high.
For instance, I can see manufacturing diversify to 3-4 different countries and assembly and some production moved to the U.S. and Mexico, Turkey for E.U. and China, Vietnam and India for Asia.
I am from Australia & i know for a fact iPhone prices down under will be rising like the rest of the world.
I have not seen anything on 15, 16, or the rumors for upcoming 17 to make me need to upgrade. I have the 14 pro max and it works just fine. And I just got the kids the 16 so they'll be good for a few years too.
An iPhone will become a status symbol for the absolute richest. I'm sure it won't be a problem for the US president and his friends. An iPhone 16e already costs $800, an iPhone 16 costs around $950 in Denmark where I live. I won't pay more than that.
I've been happy with Apple products, and especially their ecosystem. But if the prices rise to unreasonable amounts, then I'll just put my money on Samsung, they make some pretty good premium products after all.
I've been happy with Apple products, and especially their ecosystem. But if the prices rise to unreasonable amounts, then I'll just put my money on Samsung, they make some pretty good premium products after all.
The rest of the world won’t have higher iPhone prices, only the US. That what many trump voters don’t understand haha
As far as I know, South Korea and Europe are not in a trade war? I live in the EU, not the US.
You just say that because you're tired of winning.
Incorrect.
Apple's profit margin is falling, it can't push development, parts and manufacturing below ROI, so we will have huge cost increases, some of which will be realized by adjusting Apple's selling prices.
Apple has lost 300 billion dollars in stock market value to date.
I'd be surprised if Apple gave you devices at current price, Australia isn't a developing country is it?
Nothing at the moment you probably won’t see much change if any until there supplies run out
What's the difference? One time you have to add, the other time you have to multiply. Both results are always incompatible for Apple and the consumer.
Wonder if "Le Monde" regrets saying, "We are all Americans", after 9-11?
I miss that old world. Tough as it was, at least grown-ups acted like grown-ups.
So you think that every economist is wrong & Apple will just absorb the charges & make less profits?
Those penguins have been ripping us off for way too long... Very bad penguins, really bad...