Buy at the time when you need to buy, has always been the case (at least for me), and when that time comes, look at your needs and buy what you need and can afford. Tariffs shouldn't impact that.
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Is Now the Time to Upgrade Apple Devices Before Tariffs Lead to Price Increases?
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Worst timing, too. Stuck with the worst iPhone upgrade year over year.
Not if you live in the free world it isn't. I'll wait for the 17.
Congress abdicated the authority to levy tariffs to the executive branch, he is exercising authority vested to him by Congress.
The thought of no longer having the luxury of cheap Chinese goods really has folks in a tailspin doesn't it?
As the original Roman dictators did actually: they were magistrates being granted full authority by the Roman Senate to address particularly critical issues.
Yes big man, you flex your financial firepower.
The world has underestimated Sippincider.
Time to cut America off.
The Euro should be the world default currency now.
The Euro should be the world default currency now.
There is some wisdom in not being drawn into the fear of missing out. Often purchases made under that kind of impulse turn out to be not such a good deal.
i'm hoping to upgrade my MacBook in 2026. I figure by then either some influencer will talk some reason into people or it will still be going on and the country will be in a deep recession. Well, at least I know I can weather a recession better than most. I'm retired and my 401K will be cut in half but that's still better than for many that will feel the pain with layoffs and high prices.
Like many people in other counties, I'll not be buying anything American for a while.
It's likely Apple will absorb your extra costs by putting up all iPhone prices worldwide.
I don't fancy paying for your stupidity.
We did this to ourselves— We’re so dumb.
Donald created a tariff pandemic.
When new iPhones arrive in September it might be cheaper to buy the iPhone on a vacation to Canada.
When new iPhones arrive in September it might be cheaper to buy the iPhone on a vacation to Canada.
By then there will be a strong military presence on the Canadian border searching every vehicle and exercising swift justice on the spot.
Well, if the rumors about the aesthetics of the upcoming iPhone are true, I was likely going to skip it anyway. If it also costs noticeably more, all the more reasons to wait for under display FaceID.
Apple will have to actually innovate to justify higher prices going forward. Bigger camera tumors, bigger notches, and extra buttons that get in the way, aren't enough.
If that's the best they can do, then just build them in the US so they can keep more margin. Because I can tell you, I will not pay more for the same rewarmed products that Apple keeps trying to sell.
Of course that assumes that waiting for that better phone will be back to a reasonable price. Not likely unless someone with influence finally starts talking some sense to those in power.
When this selfish unqualified idiot is out of office for good hopefully the economy can recover from these idiotic tariffs. He likes to talk crap about how Biden supposedly did so much damage to the economy over his four years in office, but Trump has managed to do way worse in less than three months since being back in office. Don't be fooled, these tariffs are all for his own selfish gain and has nothing to do with helping America's economy.
Naturally, but I'm a lot more inclined to pay a premium for something I actually want
Will Apple spread the pain globally and increase prices outside of the U.S?
Time will tell but I strongly suspect not. Prices will relate to tariffs and such in each country. So man countries will see price increases, but not as part of trying to spread the costs evenly.
Everywhere. This won't just be a US problem. Both consumers and producers in all countries will suffer. There will be no winners. All countries depend on each other (as it should be) and this will likely lead to a global recession if not fixed soon.
With all the losses in grandmas portfolio; she can come out of retirement and work at the factory!