Hmmm, I’m playing music in every room in my house with Dots right now. 4 Dots perfectly in Sync. Just had to say “Computer, play I heart radio on whole house audio” to one Dot. Turned them all off by just saying “Computer, stop” once.
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Speculative Report Claims 'Low-Priced' HomePod Will Fall Under Beats Brand
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If you are listening to music with the built in speaker in dot, you really are not in the HomePod market.
My original comment was meant to point out an apparent difference with how Apple sells and markets Apple-branded and Beats-branded products. You seem to indicate that you see no difference at all there (in regard to price reductions/special offers).
I'd put up this recent special offer for Beats products by Apple itself as a case in point. I don't really remember Apple bringing out similar (first-party) special offers for Apple-branded products besides education-focus deals that were bundles (classic one being bundling a Mac with an iPod). But if you could bring a counter example, I'd be happy to see it.
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You seem to be forgetting the other half of your comment... ironically, the part that relates to my comment.
"(at least not when purchased from Apple but also not that often when purchased from other resellers)" - manu chao
To be fair my original response to you ignores the half of your comment about purchases direct from Apple. Soooo double irony?
Apple doesn't normally discount or special offer their from their stores. With that, I'd agree. Apple products being discounted elsewhere and often? I think I provided enough examples in my first response.Apple used to offer strong incentives for third-party resellers to not sell below Apple's price (ie, the would offer extras if the reseller agreed to not offer discounts). That worked reasonably well for computers for a very long time but has weakened generally the more devices and accessories Apple was selling, starting with the iPod and later the iPhone and then the Apple Watch and things like Airpods. I still consider Mac, iPhone and iPad prices to be those set by Apple (not least because, I'd custom order Macs), but that is coloured by me buying them generally only shortly after they came out (when third-party discounting hasn't usually started yet).You seem to be forgetting the other half of your comment... ironically, the part that relates to my comment.
"(at least not when purchased from Apple but also not that often when purchased from other resellers)" - manu chao
To be fair my original response to you ignores the half of your comment about purchases direct from Apple. Soooo double irony?
I would still maintain that Apple products sold by third-parties still get most often an initial period of identical prices from all vendors that is longer than for products of the same kind from other manufacturers. And that Beats products can on that measure be distinguished from Apple-branded products, but that the difference is only slight.
But that for purchases directly from Apple (including Beatsbydre.com) this distinction (between Apple and Beats) is clear enough to be pretty likely a deliberate policy.
So, my main point is still that there is a difference between Apple and Beats. And that this distinction is less so for purchases from third-parties. The phrase 'not that often' was meant to mean 'less than for the average brand', but I see that this is sounding stronger than it should be and was too much based on the past.