We sure are. But not because of prices, but because Apple dropped physical SIM support for us. This reminds me of years ago when it was impossible to buy an unlocked iPhone in the US.
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Kuo: iPhone 14 Plus Pre-Orders Worse Than iPhone 13 Mini, Product Strategy 'Fails'
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One thing I've noticed is that dollar prices on average for nicer restaurants are about the same in Canada and the US, except that they're in CAD in Canada and in USD in the US, which means that it's about 30% more expensive in the US.
Those Norwegian prices would make my head explode!
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Anyhow, there is a great deal on the iPhone 13 Pro Max 128 GB in Canada from a major retailer, Costco, for $1299.97 CAD. That translates to:
857 GBP
989 EUR
1001 USD
1453 AUD
6934 CNY
9858 KOR
79439 INR
142889 JPY
While I believe all greed is bad, you seem to be confusing profit with greed. Profit is necessary. And as far as I know, Apple does compensate their employees fairly — do you have any evidence to the contrary?
It depends on which ones. The corporate employees are well taken care of. On the retail side, I think we have heard of some not-so-great experiences. Keep in mind that it is VERY hard to get employees to speak up about company practices because of all kinds of confidentiality agreements.
AT&T didn’t help anything by messing up Next Plus. I used to be able to upgrade yearly but now I have to cough up ~300 additional dollars to upgrade to the 14 Pro Max. I’m not really seeing a good reason to spend the money this time for 3 phones when the 13 Pro Max is pretty solid. Now I’ll just wait out this Next plus scam and dump it for the next release cycle.
Yes they are called disgruntled employees. Every company has them. I can pick any major corporation and find someone that says they were treated badly as an employee. The problem is when you work for a company they pay you money but they expect you to work. Some people want the money but when they’re asked to do work they don’t want to do it because it’s not fun. Then they get fired or quit and become a “disgruntled employee”
Can I get an iPhone with pro features that will fit in my pocket, Apple? And if you do that then I'll be in the market for a nice and light iPad or iPad Mini for when I want a bigger screen.
OK, I'm not an expert on any of this, but the disgruntled employee excuse belies what is going on with unionization efforts. But as I said, I don't know the whole story, so I'll refrain from further comment on this.
The California Supreme Court seemed to think so.
Apple offers $30 million to settle off-the-clock bag search controversy | TechCrunch
California's supreme court ruled Apple broke the law by failing to pay employees while they waited for mandatory bag and iPhone searches. Now, Apple has offered to pay $30 million to settle the suit.
techcrunch.com
EDIT: Some of Apple's arguments in that case were hilarious
My understanding is that retail employees on average are paid over $20/hour (US). Paid vacation, sick leave, parental leave, stock options, retirement benefits — seems more than generous to me.
hmm wonder why? in the Economy they still want to charge luxury prices? the Whole world's ability to pay such things are down. Think The Chinese market is able now as they are locked down, the employment is crashing, businesses are moving out? I really think the chinese people are a bit more desperate than before, So That market will not be was wide open as thought. Even Huawai is Severely cutting their business down. Apple should have trimmed their line up and offered more features. I bet in the next few months you'll see a eye opening realization that the market has changed and people aren't buying muc high end stuff anymore and will settle and wait till the economy turn better.
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus have seen "bad" pre-order results, indicating that Apple's positioning of the two new standard models may have failed, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
In his latest post on Medium, Kuo explained that the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max have seen "neutral" and "good" pre-order results compared to the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Delivery wait times of more than four weeks may indicate good demand for the new high-end devices. It is apparently "unclear" whether Apple will increase shipment forecasts of its Pro models, but there is a "growing" chance that it will cut orders of the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, which currently account for around 45 percent of the entire lineup's shipments.
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are expected to be in stock in retail stores on their launch dates, "reflecting lackluster demand." As it stands, Kuo says that the pre-order results for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are worse than those of the third-generation iPhone SE and the iPhone 13 mini. He noted that Apple cut orders of both the third-generation iPhone SE and the iPhone 13 mini in the first half of 2022 due to low demand.
If demand for the two standard models do not improve, Apple may cut iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus orders as soon as November. Suppliers who are not major beneficiaries of Apple's iPhone 14 Pro models will likely see the start of declining revenue in September and October as a result.
For iPhone 14 Plus, in particular, the "pre-order result is significantly lower than expected." As a model that effectively replaces the "mini" form factor in the latest iPhone lineup, with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display sizes now being the only options, Kuo said that "Apple's product segmentation strategy for standard models fails this year."
All four of the iPhone 14 models were announced by Apple last week and have been available to pre-order since September 9. The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max are set to launch on Friday, September 16, and the iPhone 14 Plus will launch on Friday, October 7.
Article Link: Kuo: iPhone 14 Plus Pre-Orders Worse Than iPhone 13 Mini, Product Strategy 'Fails'
California is hardly the vanguard of morality. And this case has nothing to do with compensation. What you are referring to is a situation where Apple found it necessary to pay security services to verify that employees were not leaving with merchandise or trade secrets in their bags. The issue came down to whether the employee was “under the control” of Apple during the search process — this was a loophole that was exploited by the plaintiff. Did Apple catch anyone stealing? I’m sure they did, but we will never know. What they should do is fine those people big time to recoup the cost of this added security expense.The California Supreme Court seemed to think so.
Apple offers $30 million to settle off-the-clock bag search controversy | TechCrunch
California's supreme court ruled Apple broke the law by failing to pay employees while they waited for mandatory bag and iPhone searches. Now, Apple has offered to pay $30 million to settle the suit.
EDIT: Some of Apple's arguments in that case were hilarious
You don’t seem to understand what this is. The case had nothing to do with their compensation — salary/hourly wage, benefits, etc. It was a disagreement over whether or not the employees should be paid during the search process.
Can they visit a doctor without spending thousands of dollars, or bankrupting themselves?
The only problem Apple employees specifically those who work on campus is a first world problem. They don't want to use the 150 grand salary to commute to work everyday to the sprawling campus. Where they likely have many discounted amenities and perks.
I upgraded my 12 mini to the 13 mini yesterday purely to spite apple for discontinuing the mini lineup this year. I was pumped to upgrade to a 14 mini but alas.
The reason why the sell is not good because of the sim tray removal. People buy it because of the sim tray. Apple is stupid to even remove that. I said this will be their back fire since alot of people prefer physical sim when travel international and not pay for international plans.
Your 13 Pro Max is hopelessly outdated by Dynamic Island alone. Also the notch is ugly.
14 is the same as 13 Pro, but 14 Pro essentially invalidates all that comes before it.
14 pre-orders are only low because everyone is pre-ordering 14 Pro. Total pre-orders are likely higher than usual.