Zuck is selling these for as much as he can though. If they were more expensive, even fewer people would be buying them.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Zuckerberg: Apple 'Charges As Much As It Can' for Hardware, But Meta Is Willing to Sell at a Loss to Grow the Metaverse
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I was referring to Apple TV, not Apple TV+.
Neither are market leaders. Both are under 10% marketshare.
Apple charges what the market will pay. In other words, another business doing what successful businesses with good products do. Facebook will sell at a loss because their products suck. I know more and more people who don’t use Facebook or Instagram. If Zuck wasn’t such a clown running a business built on invasion of privacy policies maybe he too could sell products the way Apple does.
Last edited:
i'd rather pay more NOT to use anything made by FACEBOOK
I would just ask him:
What is the purpose of that statement, Mark? Do you want to receive a medal?
Let him run his business, you focus on yours.
What is the purpose of that statement, Mark? Do you want to receive a medal?
Let him run his business, you focus on yours.
Keep dreaming Zuckerberg!
May it become a nightmare for the metaverse...
May it become a nightmare for the metaverse...
So admits he is trying to monopolize the market by dumping the HW…..
Mkay, hope everyone takes notice and remembers when it is Metas time to be broken up.
Mkay, hope everyone takes notice and remembers when it is Metas time to be broken up.
Unless you want Apple to become google/Facebook then we will have to actually continue paying for their hardware. I mean its how they make their money. Of course you knew that. You just wanted to take a shot at Apple because you feel you need some earth shattering changes every single year. You know what you do not have to do. You do not have to buy a new iPhone every year just because they release one.
I still don’t believe in the future of VR… but if there is one, Apple‘s VR headset with it’s integrated software will absolutely CRUSH Zuck’s Meta. Fact.
Last edited:
At this point Zuck will have to step aside as the face of the company, everything he says is a lie. Renaming the company didn't do enough in terms of damage control.
There is no profit loss when you monetize the customer base.
There is no profit loss when you monetize the customer base.
Zuck is making more $ selling all of your data Apple isn’t. Everyone knows that or at least they should
I hear there's a bug in the OS for these that sends all of the data gathered back to their servers for perpetual storage. But they are working on a future fix for for that and promise not to misuse the data.
If you have been using Apple products long enough, you would have remembered a time when Apple would highlight products that were not new, such as iPhone 4S. Those days are gone and they just up the number to sell people the same product because the battery is impossible to change. I don't know why you are protecting capitalism this aggressively.
More & more people are quitting facebook… er meta. Their stock has plummeted. Meanwhile Apple & other devices are also giving people the option to deny facebook the option to stop Zuckerberg from tracking you or selling your info. Lastly, Apple products & services are selling better than ever with no sign of slowing down.
Apple’s ecosystem is the selling feature with all their products IMO. So if there is a VR headset you can bet it’ll be super smooth to pair with stuff and use.
This is an interesting admission. Zuck has effectively conceded that they are ’dumping’.
Five seconds after putting on the Quest Pro headset:
Clippy pops up in your field of vision - "Hey! I see you are using a Meta product! Would like a hammer and some nails to drive into your eyes?"
Disclaimer: I know, I know, Microsoft wouldn't allow Clippy to be associated with Meta - even they have standards when it comes to Clippy.
Keep selling at a loss Zucks.
Here’s your last user in 2027…
Here’s your last user in 2027…
Weird. I don't hate Apple and do everything within my power to avoid their products and services at all costs.
And Suckerberg is just figuring this out? Traditionally, Apple IS a hardware company with software being a supporting commodity for future hardware sales. When was the last (or first) time you paid for an IOS update or even updates to premium software such as FCPX to utilize the new capabilities in new hardware that Apple develops and sells. By contrast, Microsoft is traditionally a software/network company that relies on developers for hardware. Their profits are based on upgrades to software programs - pay for each new version of Windows, Office, etc. Upgraded operating systems not only drive Microsoft's profits, but their partners who develop hardware utilizing the new strengths of the new software version.
The key question is...whose privacy/tracking and ad generator policy do you trust - Apple or Meta. Suckerber is raising the hardware focus to distract from the reality.
The key question is...whose privacy/tracking and ad generator policy do you trust - Apple or Meta. Suckerber is raising the hardware focus to distract from the reality.
Ok. So why Apple is able to win in phones, tablets, watches, headphones, and computers?