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If no one goes in how can it be crowded?
Analysts. The do that for every company/product. It’s literally their job. This is the first year Apple failed short.
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Sure, XR starts at $750 but what you get is the “poor man’s” iPhone.
Until 2016 People could get the latest/greatest iPhone for $650. Your choice was mainly large display vs smaller factor.
Apple now segregates it’s consumers to “rich” and “poor”.
I have bought an iPhone each year on launch day since the iPhone 3g. This year I only did it to get the larger screen of the Max. Next year I plan to skip. A better camera at this point doesn't really warrant and upgrade. When we get 5g (and its available in my area) or the notch is removed I'm in. I might also change my mind if the phone came in black not that I hate Space Gray or you can even see much of it when the phone has a case. The new iPad's make me wish we had something like and iPhone 5 design again though.
I only bought the X because I was tired of carrying a phone the size of the 7+ everyday. Now that I have it, I would only buy the Xr if I decided to switch to T-Mobile. Otherwise, stay with my current phones.
This.
All new model iPhones are expensive and are premium products no matter which you pick (which is down to personal preference I guess).
I agree with most of the comments and sentiments here, last year I bought a Android phone (LG V30). It is really a good piece of hardware, the OS is good too. BUT. Apple is such a tightly integrated system from software to hardware one must place a value on it. Has Apple become too greedy? Yes I believe so. However, the integration of the hardware and software is why they can charge an "apple premium" price structure.
Will I get an iPhone again? Maybe.
Will I get an iPhone again? Maybe.
We’ve seen this time and time again, most of the times analysts are wrong in their predictions. The bottom line for any business is profit and margin. Apple has been killing it in the last few years.
I think the level of “rich” and “poor” is a very subjective thing. I don’t see a £1000 device making anyone rich or poor. If people struggle to spend that amount then they need to sort out their lives first and not worry about a phone.
The actual issue is value for an individual rather than the price.
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Well, that's totally true, but inaccurate. I sold my X ($999) from last year for about $700. So, not considering sales tax, it's more like $200-$300.
Now if I had sprung for last year's X (256gb) at $1200, probably would have only received about $100 more, making the upgrade cost around $300-$400.
The only way it's going to cost $1200 every year is if you throw you old phone off a boat or lose it.
I'm guessing these resale price above are only value cost to the preorder date.
" Nobody goes to the Apple Store anymore, it’s too crowded.[/QUOTE] "
Hunh? Is this Yogi Berra speak?
Hunh? Is this Yogi Berra speak?
It’s an old Yogi Berra quote. He was an American baseball player, manager, and character.
The figures came out and they missed the expectations. Seen AAPL lately?
In fact they know they screw up so bad that they decided to stop reporting iPhone unit numbers sold in the future.
They sold what 46 million units last quarter? Hardly screwing up. People are still buying these devices at high volume.
The iPhone 7 or 8, I can’t remember which, was said to have been the best selling iPhone for Apples last financial year, so if your theory is correct, and let’s be honest here we hope it is with these prices forever going North.. then the XR will easily outsell the XS.
I suspect it will, I have one and am damn glad I didn’t spend £200 to £350 more for the XS!
But we will now never know as Apple has seen to it nobody but them and them alone will actually know the sales figures.
Imagine how much Apple will charge for a iOS device with foldable screen?..
Could not agree more. I used to be a serial upgrade years ago. The costs are so out of control I’ll be using my 8 until it is unrepairable. Then I’ll try and find another 8 on the used market. I’ll put my money into my Macs.
I mean some random analyst somewhere randomly “expects” something and apple is in trouble for not meeting that?! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Could not agree more. I used to be a serial upgrade years ago. The costs are so out of control I’ll be using my 8 until it is unrepairable. Then I’ll try and find another 8 on the used market. I’ll put my money into my Macs.
I stopped with the 6, waiting until last year to get the 8 plus but then wanted to try out the non home button model this year, with the second gen Face ID. So got the Xs max. Not sure when I will upgrade next.
Wow...Yogi Berra knew about Apple Stores? That is pretty amazing.
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No they didn't. They exceeded all expectations for revenue and profit -- the only metrics that matter.
Good point. 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016 for me. The first three on 'contract', but now SIM-only. This makes the price much more 'real' - so will probably stick with my '7' for a few years yet . . . .
Lol, I don’t remember what place Yogi was talking about, but yeah ‘Nobody goes there anymore, it’s too crowded’.
And yes, Apple beat the street and the stock went down. That’s the secret signal to buy. I don’t know where people get their 100% wrong info from like Apple missing expectations. They either don’t care or have a dog in the race.
And yes, Apple beat the street and the stock went down. That’s the secret signal to buy. I don’t know where people get their 100% wrong info from like Apple missing expectations. They either don’t care or have a dog in the race.
So true. Equally, Apple are trapped: they can't sell them cheaper or they lose their 'premium' cachet. Same goes for their Macs. But so long as we keep buying enough to sustain 'sufficient' market share their business model works.