The insatiable greed of Apple under Tim Cook is nauseating.
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Tim Cook on iPhone XS: People Want the Most Innovative Phone Possible and 'It's Not Cheap to Do That'
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People should understand that unless you can afford to pay in full, you can't afford the monthly payment. It's not Apple's job, nor the cell carrier's job, to teach them that though.
Profits come first then consumers. I love Apple and budget to buy products but for any normal consumer Apple have messed up big time with this one.
At first, I was a bit ashamed I spent nearly $1500 on my iPhone X (including Applecare and tax) but I've really enjoyed it and it was worth it for me. Of course, I'm certainly not going to buy this year's iPhones since that would be a huge waste but I don't think you need to buy one every single year.
I used to have a Note 8 and it was fantastic in many ways but what eventually drove me crazy was the way it handled music. Unless you're subscribed to a music service it's a pain to move actual pre-owned music files onto the device and have them recognized for playback. It's possible, but a real pain.
Right now, that's still easy to do on an iPhone as iTunes will accept any music file -- even those it can't match. Of course, rumor has it Apple wants to eliminate owned music at which point I may switch back to Android.
Go talk to your EU representatives about that. I believe Apple started paying $15,000,000,000 this year on fines. With all the fines Apple has been paying them lately and some potentially new fines coming up, you really think Apple will tap into their cash hoard to pay them or make YOU pay them?
Agreed. My iPhone 6s Plus was $250 cheaper at launch in 2015 compared to an iPhone Xs Max with the same amount of storage in 2018, and there isn't any reason I can't continue to use it for another year or two.
Basic economics: Apple priced the phone at what the market will bear. Would it sell at $2000 or $3000? Possibly, but they won't sell in volume. Timmy is a smart man. He gets as gets as many people as possible to spend the most money possible to maintain the best profit possible.
People don't complain that Lamborghini are priced in the stratosphere. The sell at that price. Some even buy just because it is expensive; bragging rights (pissing contest).
People don't complain that Lamborghini are priced in the stratosphere. The sell at that price. Some even buy just because it is expensive; bragging rights (pissing contest).
Yea no kidding, we usually throw them our money too so we can complain from an apple logo device. Epic times.
£77.28 a month for the iPhone XS Max here in the UK is hardly 'easy to swallow'. And that's spread over 36 months!!
...or they could just obey the law in the first place and avoid fines.
Just a thought.
Tim, show me where I can get this £1000 for £30 a month. The £999 XS is £56 per month on IUP. It's just plain lies at this point.
Yes. Apple needs to have these margins.
They buy so many things that make very little or no money (yet)
Also, the whole Spaceship thingy was paid by you all.
He should write a Thank You note and send it to all of us.
But of course he won't, because he has to claim that Apple is the most innovative company.
Which - in my opinion - has not been the case after the iPhone 4.
Yes, the iPhone 4. People walked around with Nokia Plastic phones, using LCD screens with zero color accuracy.
The iPhone 4 with full glas and the first retina display was amazing.
Does anyone remember that in iOS, everything should feel natural and not appear out of thin air?
I cannot even count all the hidden gestures and UI features.
The day Apple cannot reach any of these margins, they will decline quickly.
Other companies sell quantity over quality to survive and everyone knows.
In the past we paid the margins for build quality / material and innovation.
Today we pay to finance the free battery programs and cheap screen replacements.
The price basically covers two other phones, even if they are not yours.
It's a shame.
PS: Sorry for the long rant.
Where can I get a $1,100 phone for $1 a day Tim Cook? That would take three years to pay it off, what is this guy smoking?
In Polish situation - just add 23% VAT on this price and even XR is going to be extremely expensive.
3720 PLN for cheapest XR, while you can get SE 32 GB for less than 1199 PLN.
3720 PLN for cheapest XR, while you can get SE 32 GB for less than 1199 PLN.
wow... how is someone's comment in this thread stopping you from purchasing an iPhone...? I'll wait for your answer.
There's an old saying about 'firing' the bad clients and only keeping your good customers. I believe Apple's good customers and the ones they want are the ones that aren't limited by money. Otherwise there would be a phone that's $600 that wasn't made 3 years ago but is the new SE type phone.
So basically I'll keep my 7+ until it dies. And then I'll get it repaired. And when the cycle of break-repair reaches its end, I'll buy the cheapest phone I can find that does the same stuff the 7+ does. Because I don't need memoji's and FaceID or AR or any of that other "innovation" for $1499 or whatever it is. (I could buy a car with that quite literally ..edit: obviously not an Apple car....)
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Please don't compare a Lamborghini to a mass produced in conditions that make workers want to kill themselves smartphone ever again.
Happens all the time. Like you said, if you want the BMW experience.......
I wouldn't say bigger screen is the most innovative thing I've seen.
I own a nice BMW and I do not feel as ripped-off as if I pay Apple's price-tag for MacBook Pro's, iPhones or Watches.
A BMW is way more fun.
No, it's not cheap to make these phones. It costs about $400 doesn't it? So wouldn't about $800 be a reasonable price? They can charge whatever they want, but it is disingenuous to claim the price is so high because they are not cheap to make. They cost so much because that is the price the market can bear. If we stop paying so much, they will cost less.