And yet today apple is worth $3.03T. And while apple doesn’t care if you like, buy or criticize their products these types of opinions are a dime a dozen.
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Bloomberg: Apple Considering Price Hike for iPhone 15 Pro Models
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Well said
I really hope not - we got screwed over last year even I was shocked by the price hike
Same in the USA doesn't mean same outside of USA. In many other countries, prices have actually gone up.
Me personally, I was born in and have always lived in a “first world” country. So of course I have first world problems.
Love that render! Looks like midnight… 👍🏻
People keep paying more and more for power and capability they will not even come remotely to using.
Kinda like buying a McLaren and only using the cup holders…
Kinda like buying a McLaren and only using the cup holders…
Apple Job: We only update price when EURO is weak and hope you like it.
If Apple can sell their iPhone like gatcha/lootbox game selling their in-game items through pulling, they surely will jump the ship and never look back. Fortunately, they are not doing that, just yet.
Anyone defending megacorp has no sense, even if They hold their stock. Every customer to Apple is just a mere database entry. Why bother? Apple won’t die because you die. Why defend?
Which is why I clearly stated "prices have been the same in the U.S." I made the comment becasue the person I had responded to also listed their location as being in the U.S.
Ethics dont exist in company‘s dictionary. In fact, outside of money, nothing else matters to any megacorps on the planet, regardless of what they say and what they do. If there’s a way for Apple to gain 300% profit margin, they will go that way, at all costs.
Yes, eventually some will stop buying expensive new iPhone when price Goes out of their hand, but to get Apple Lowering the price back to an acceptable level would mean Apple has to raise the price so high that only a couple thousand people on the planet can afford, which, I don’t see them doing. This also means it is extremely likely for Apple to keep raising the price as long as millions of die hard Apple fans keep sending their hard earned cash in order to own the shiniest gadget every year.
Dreading what the Canadian prices will reach.
Will be moving on from an 8-plus that I got just before my daughter was born - some sentimental value to it. Served me well.
I want the pro… but will settle for the regular if the prices are ridiculous.
At least bump the base storage Tim!
Will be moving on from an 8-plus that I got just before my daughter was born - some sentimental value to it. Served me well.
I want the pro… but will settle for the regular if the prices are ridiculous.
At least bump the base storage Tim!
Tim Cook said once something to the effect of that "users keep their iPhones for longer and use them for so many things, that if you actually divide the new, increased, price by the number of days of use you get something like a price of a cup of coffee, which should be more than acceptable."
My point is, I don't think many users are upgrading annually any more. No judgement, but e.g. from my perspective it is pointless and a waste (of money and perfectly good electronics). One of the rationales for increasing prices is that iPhones got so powerful that they keep being used for longer and longer, so to this should be reflected in prices if Apple wants to keep that revenue stream.
Have been expecting this. International markets might see steep increase in prices.
Really curious to hear about your workflows that take full advantage of the iPhone's power and capabilities.
about time the US experience what rest of us had this past year
Doesn't work quite like that. Most of us - and I'll include myself here - don't really need a phone with greater processing power than an iPhone 6S. Other than the proportion of people who MUST have 'new shiny' every year, the rest of us are forced to upgrade to a device we don't need the full power of because of the enforced obsolescence of our old devices.
Exactly, guilty as charged, I love macOS and iOS so therefor I'm bound to Apple. But won't buy everything that comes out though. Got an iPhone 12 which wil be fine for a few more years and an iMac 5k 27inch from 2017 and must last a few more years until they come up with a replacement for it. Then a 13" MBP from 2015 that is due to be replaced shortly but I await a good deal for that. My only way to "protest" against Apple is to use its devices as long as possible.
If Apple plans to raise the price of the Pro iPhones, they should wait until the 16 Pros next year. If you believe all the rumors, that is the pro iphone that is going to get the major upgrades, not the 15 pros this year.
$1000+ a year for a subscription to FaceTime and iMessage, and it comes with a smartphone. What a great deal!