Tl;dr: The sole reason for the 16GB tier is to upsell to the middle tier. It's a classic upselling technique. Companies and marketers do this with many purchases you make daily, you just don't realize it.
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The 16gb Iphone 6s is a slap in the face to consumers
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If people want to PUNISH Apple while staying with iOS, there the choice of buying the 32GB iPhone 5S (now $499 full retail, which will deprive Apple of $250 more they would get from a 6S 64GB sale).
It sends a double message: 16GB base storage is unacceptable, and some people still want a 4" display phone.
Of course, this means not getting Apple Pay and other new features like VoLTE support.
It sends a double message: 16GB base storage is unacceptable, and some people still want a 4" display phone.
Of course, this means not getting Apple Pay and other new features like VoLTE support.
How would buying an overpriced 3-year old phone punish Apple?
Give them less $. $749 is the 6S price. $499 is the 5S price. The 5S is only 2 years old! Great update for people still on 4, 4S, and maybe even 5.
Or one could buy an Android. Or WP. But ignoring the new product sends a message.
Lmfao I've owned a 5s for almost two years and I always thought it was a 5mp camera. 8mp to 12mp will probably still be double the file size, but, not as bad as I thought when I thought it was 5mp lol.
Even if if you're paying less to Apple... the profit margins on such an old device (which now has much cheaper components to make) are still really high and line Apples pockets regardless. Not much punishment for Apple IMO. If you truly wanted to punish Apple you would simply purchase a competing product like you said, such as Android.
I'm not so sure. The aluminum unibody probably does not decrease in price much, and the other components probably no longer have the same economies of scale. If the A7 with discrete M7 is made on a larger fab process the silicon may not be as economical as an A9 with integration of M9.
We can ask the question: would Apple rather you buy a 5S or a 6S? I think the question is undoubtedly the latter.
No. If someone wants 32GB of storage and a 4" display, they are hardly injuring themselves by buying a 5S. Plenty of people don't want the big iPhones.
The OP has nearly $20,000 in apple gear, is uninterested in the 16GB version personally, but is thinking about not buying two of the 128 models because the 16GB model exists? This is a confusing protest. People shouldn't take these things so personally. As others have mentioned, it's an up-sell technique. Liking apple products while admitting that they're still a company trying to separate you from your money is not a hypocritical position. Apple is not trying be as fair as possible to their customers. They're trying to make products that their customers want and then take advantage of that desire as much as possible. Since this is the entire purpose of running a business, I'm just happy there's a company out there succeeding in making stuff I actually want.
Pretty sure Apple's stock usually falls when they have announcements.
Exactly. People buy the rumor and sell the news consistently with apple. The idea that a fall in the price of the stock today is related to Apple making these decisions tells me buster has never really paid attention to AAPL or the market at large.
Indeed lol.
Making Apple pay by buying another of their products and still giving them your cash?
The way to make Apple pay if you are that way inclined is to buy somebody else's product.
I think it makes sense.
Either use iCloud for less pricing with your 16gb, or buy the 64gb and use it. With the file size of pictures, videos, and music increasing year after year with more megapixels and higher bitrates, 32gb(minus the required iOS and system files amount of flash storage) really isn't very much space for what I would consider an average user. I would think @ 32gb, many people would be constantly shuffling what is stored on the phone to make room for new movies, videos, and downloading music.
Either use iCloud for less pricing with your 16gb, or buy the 64gb and use it. With the file size of pictures, videos, and music increasing year after year with more megapixels and higher bitrates, 32gb(minus the required iOS and system files amount of flash storage) really isn't very much space for what I would consider an average user. I would think @ 32gb, many people would be constantly shuffling what is stored on the phone to make room for new movies, videos, and downloading music.
So basically you're buying the product that best meets your needs? Isn't that precisely what these options are there for to allow you to do? If 16GB of storage isn't enough, you have the choice to buy a larger amount of storage. I'm afraid I don't see what the problem is.
The problem is that Apple hasn't upgraded the base storage in 6 years, despite flash memory costs being at an all time low. Are they within their rights to do that? Yes. Are they forcing anyone to buy the 16GB phone? No. Is it still a ****** move? Absolutely.
I was also going to suggest to get the 64GB. Do you really need 128GB storage. The 16GB will force many to cough up the $100 for 64GB. There's no winning. I highly doubt Apple will change its pricing plan. In fact, in tonights news, it was broadcasted that investors were disappointed of the announcement - Keynote. Sales will soon tell if today's announcement is a disappointment. I doubt it.
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I don't qualify these decisions as good or bad as there's no point in getting your knickers in a twist over it. It's simply a business decision. If you don't like it, don't buy it.
What a stupid poll! Where is the "Yes but I was always planning to buy a 128gb and don't really give a s*** about the capacity of the base model!"
What 32gb model?!?!
What 32gb model?!?!
I think I will wait for iPhone 7.
We still don't know the price in my country but is should be really close to the France's price that increased by about $40
The 6s with 16GB costs about $840 (taxes included) and the 64 model I'd buy is $960. More than $1000 if you want the Plus.
I understand most of you guys are from the US and buy the phones on contract and now you can have it from Apple with their new program, but in Europe those phones are more expensive than ever
We still don't know the price in my country but is should be really close to the France's price that increased by about $40
The 6s with 16GB costs about $840 (taxes included) and the 64 model I'd buy is $960. More than $1000 if you want the Plus.
I understand most of you guys are from the US and buy the phones on contract and now you can have it from Apple with their new program, but in Europe those phones are more expensive than ever
They are complaining of having to do exactly that on 32gb model for a Samsung model on AT&T reviews. I think it was a ruggedized version of the S6.
I don't intend to buy it. But as a customer I am allowed to express my opinion and I will.