They should cost as much as people are willing to pay. You have a choice to not buy it.
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The 2017 iPhone Could Cost Upwards of $1,000
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They should cost as much as people are willing to pay. You have a choice to not buy it.
If this is true, Hello Android. Apple, you are going to price yourself right out of the market.
Aren't you the Oracle, knowing what everybody will do? Yes, some people with more money (or tolerance for debt) than brains will buy it no matter what the price, but the air gets thinner at higher altitudes. Apple is shooting for the stratosphere now and I've seen a lot of people switch or buy earlier version to save money.
I've sat out the last 2 cycles, no iPhone 7 or 6S here, instead my SE is perfect in size and does exactly what I need.
I've waited till the 64GB dropped in price when they introduced the 7. $0 on a mid-tier plan.
For me the magic is gone and I'm planning my escape from the walled garden/prison.
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Exactly, fewer people make actual phone calls these days, too many other communication options.
Once my plan is up in July, I'm going data-only ($15/month 3GB) & free voip
Already did. Wasn't going to spend $800+ on a new phone, so I got me a Oneplus 3 for $399. Best phone I ever owned, and one of the cheapest (strike 1). That also meant ditching all iCloud services, as syncing with Android, while possible, is too much of a hassle (strike 2). When shortly after I needed a more powerful computer than my rMBP could offer, I investigated a desktop Apple but the cost-performance ratio was so bad I ended up building a $4000 monster PC that runs circles around the Mac Pro and top iMac all day long and twice on Sunday (strike 3, Apple you're out!).
Apple is pricing themselves right out the market by being too greedy and assuming the Apple logo will magically decrease their price to performance ratio without having to invest in using up-to-date components.
You know that this is just a made up rumor right... Clue: The title of the website is the giveaway.
Oh and other high end devices are about the same price.
US prices are ALWAYS quoted before TAX. In Europe we always quote prices AFTER VAT.
$1216 - 20+% Vat comes in at just under the $1000 US
As is any "rumours" discussion, but this is fairly credible seeing how Apple jacked up prices for newer iPad & MacBook iterations.
Oh and other high end devices are NOT the same price.
Nope, the pound fluctuates all the time, and has been at 1.2 something against the dollar for about a month now, yet Apple hasn't dropped its price and won't for at least a year, so if the pound shoots back up, which experts are predicting it will as the trade deals roll in, then Apple will be making masses of profit at the consumers expense.
Brexit is just an excuse. Even the Bank Of England as done a complete and total 180 on the UK economies forcast! From doom and gloom to riches and prosperity.
The cheapest iPhone 7 costs $649 in the US and £599 in the UK.
I've seen some of your other posts discussing the recent price rises due to the low pound and I'm not sure you really understand what is going on. The exchange rate today is $1.2561 to the pound. Convert $649 to pounds, add the 20% VAT and you get £620. Are you sure you want Apple to adjust their prices today?
because this is a "rumor" website so why not? you must be looking for a website call, "MacFactsOnly.com"
The 7 will become the base unit and have 32 GB storage only.
In places like China the higher price will only make the phone that much more desirable as a status symbol.
You need to rework some of your material if you ever want to get an HBO comedy special....
Doesn't like iPhone 6S still TROUNCE on the very fastest Samsungs ever made? I mean, I guess they had "big screens" 1st, but I seem to recall decent fingerprint scanning coming AFTER they saw how Apple did it, Samsung Pay coming AFTER they saw Apple's implementation, etc.
I'm pretty sure this round, you'll get to see their cheap copy of 3D Touch, at least!!! =)
I hear they had to drop the pointless 4K screen, because of how battery taxing they are (in light of the Note 7 debacle), so sadly you won't get a meaningless bragging point there. Oh, I did hear that it could have dual speakers like the iPhone 7, so there's that....
If you're expecting their imbedded home button to be on par with Apple's, prepare to be disappointed.
I know you Android guys love your benchmarks (or did that start to wane, after Apple started not only leading in real-world performance, but in synthetic benchmarks as well??), at any rate- I'd bet literally anything that even in the silly new overclocked "beast mode" Samsung's off-the-shelf CPU won't be able to touch Apple's custom designed A11 chip.
Boy is this post getting a lot of feathers ruffled.
I don't think this is going to happen. Last year it was rumored that Apple was going to release 3 iterations of the iPhone 7, with the top tier being an iPhone "Pro." Different year, same rehashed rumor. Apple's product lines are already getting a little wonky, and introducing another iPhone model would not be good for keeping the buying experience simple for the average consumer. Also, we saw with the Apple Watch that people don't really care about "pro" or "premium" when they are already buying a premium device. Just my two cents.
I don't think this is going to happen. Last year it was rumored that Apple was going to release 3 iterations of the iPhone 7, with the top tier being an iPhone "Pro." Different year, same rehashed rumor. Apple's product lines are already getting a little wonky, and introducing another iPhone model would not be good for keeping the buying experience simple for the average consumer. Also, we saw with the Apple Watch that people don't really care about "pro" or "premium" when they are already buying a premium device. Just my two cents.
