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Kuo: Apple to Increase Prices of iPhone 14 Pro Models
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I'm not sure. There is that rumor floating around but it's just a rumor at this point. I was simply comparing the 256GB launch price for the 11 Pro Max against a 14 Pro Max if it saw a $100 increase (another rumor) over the 256GB 13 Pro Max.
Apple may still offer a 14 Pro Max with 128GB for $1,199 ($100 over comparable 13).
Inflation is a measure of a rate of change....when it goes down it just means prices will not increase as fast. Prices going down means the rate of price changes is negative and that is deflation. And that...is often even worse than inflation and can topple governments (inflation often does as well but it has to get much more than we are facing).
If we had deflation apple would likely drop prices but right now any price increases from inflation may be permanent but not always. Lets hope they are not...especially for all the elderly on fixed income that are being screwed over by inflation (which is multifactorial).
Both actually. I was referring to units but the same was true for $$$. In addition to 2016 and 2019 for units and revenue, I believe iPhone revenue also declined in 2020.
The iPhone bubble is eventually going to pop. They will push and push until it does. They will make it easier for people to stay on the 13. Nothing exciting about this next coming release any ways.
Price hike is definitely in the cards. Everything else has gone up and Chips, Camera as well as battery costs have gone up
For those that want to save money stick with the 13 but don’t expect Apple to absorb the cost
For those that want to save money stick with the 13 but don’t expect Apple to absorb the cost
They actually aren’t legally obligated….
Corporations Don't Have to Maximize Profits - NYTimes.com
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That isn’t a subscription in many countries.Apple has already had an iPhone Hardware subscription service for many years now!
It is called the iPhone Upgrade Program and you pay a monthly fee forever but you get a the new iPhone every year! You turn in your old iPhone when the new one arrives.
iPhone Upgrade Program
Get a new iPhone every year, and the protection of AppleCare+ with the iPhone Upgrade Program. Buy now or visit an Apple Store today.www.apple.com
You own the phone, but the value is loaned to you, so it’s a credit agreement. You can still do what you want with the phone.
I’d say that’s the real problem. Of course we can’t blame Apple when people continue to mindlessly accept being wrung out for every last penny.
Been saying the same about my XR. But I’ll be sorely tempted if the 14 Max turns out to be real and starts at $799.Well my XS is just fine thank you. Maybe i'll check when the 15 comes out
Apple's gross margin on hardware is actually 38% historically.
Apple's biggest competitor now is itself.
People are holding onto their iPhones as long as possible now, hence the price hikes to please shareholders.
Expect more predatory behaviour in the coming years, with App Store devs being forced to stop supporting older iOS.
People are holding onto their iPhones as long as possible now, hence the price hikes to please shareholders.
Expect more predatory behaviour in the coming years, with App Store devs being forced to stop supporting older iOS.
I see people at the grocery store on food stamps who have the most expensive iPhone. People will go into serious debt for the new iPhone.
They actually aren’t legally obligated….
Corporations Don't Have to Maximize Profits - NYTimes.com
www.nytimes.com
Oh cool thanks for the article! Good to hear.
Smaller notch requires a price increase. With inflation and shortages apparently it costs a little more than 200 to make the iPhone now so it seems justifiable to charge $1500😂
I don’t think his tweets were interpreted entirely correctly here.
He said “due to iPhone 14 Pro’s price hike” - so yes, absolute prices might be more expensive - but the 15% is the ASP of the entire 14 series, and that often rises, as he also pointed out, because the sales mix shifts to more higher end models.
He said “due to iPhone 14 Pro’s price hike” - so yes, absolute prices might be more expensive - but the 15% is the ASP of the entire 14 series, and that often rises, as he also pointed out, because the sales mix shifts to more higher end models.
Was expecting a price hike. Hopefully it is no more than $100 for the Pro and Pro Max.
