I agree, Apple denotes Greed. The highest priced XSMax cost almost as much as a MBP - go figure.
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iPhone X I think it's finally time we stop being used as sheep
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Very recently I broke my Apple ecosystem and got a Fire TV and it felt good on many levels. Wasn’t a big deal either.
I discussed with my wife and we will go android next year if Apple decides to discontinue the XS and XS Max rather than dropping the price. 2018 is the first time I’m skipping an annual upgrade in about 7 years
I’m just not enthused about what was shown or the prices.
I discussed with my wife and we will go android next year if Apple decides to discontinue the XS and XS Max rather than dropping the price. 2018 is the first time I’m skipping an annual upgrade in about 7 years
I’m just not enthused about what was shown or the prices.
Success for who? No disrespect, but your requirements don't compute. Comparing 6" phones, how much is a Galaxy Note 9 with 128GBs? $1000. How much is a 128GB Pixel 2 XL? $950. The iPhone Xr with 128GBs is $800. The iPhone Xs with 256GBs will be $1,150, and the Max with 256GBs is $1,250. The prices sounds about right to me.
It was apple that started asking more and more with the last few years, it's greedy not even giving a fast charger and now not giving a dongle and the 64gb base storage, it's sicking and even the true hardcore apple users that upgrade every year are saying enough is enough, not that long ago the iPhone was €600, with trump and his tariffs and trying to get apple to repatriate, prices will go up more to the extent of only tech sites and the wealthy will be able to afford the iPhone
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£1450 for the 512gb Xs Max and they don’t even include a fast charger! That’s just taking the pi$$ and is greed beyond greed
Maybe it's you, you know?
The last time an iPhone was $600 was 2010...since then it's been priced between $650 and $750 which is where the Xr is now, which looks like a damn good phone. Maybe the problem is with you and your expectation to get great stuff for nothing?
God when you actually think about it, to not include a little dongle that probably costs a few bucks to make, it's were the fools, was thinking of the XS for this year if there was a price drop but I'd have to get the 256gb and that's €1350, it's gone sickening to be honest!Huawei P20 Pro shoots better pictures, has more storage, better battery life, works faster and costs less.
And now this...
The iPhone X was $999, so if the "new" iPhone has no new features but is still $999, I'm not sure I see the argument.
I was gonna get the XS Max but at this point it seems too expensive than what I was expecting it to be. I am giving the Note 9 a good hard look. I think Samsung is offering a better deal than Apple. I think this may finally be the year I break my ecosystem and iOS will be my tablet exclusive OS with Android on my phone.
The problem is that there wasn't a price drop or say 128gb base storage and no fast charger and now not even the dongle, why defend dude your not apples baby, it was the average Joe and loyal customers that made apple the trillion dollar company and now the top iPhones are aimed at the stupid and wealthy!
Still not sure I see the problem. The phone is the same price as last year. You're saying you think the new phone should have more features and/or be cheaper?
You'd get along well with my 14 year old who thinks everything is "stupid".
It's the price people are being forced into, I'm here in Ireland and if you go for either the Xs/Xs max we nearly all agree you need the 256gb, that is €1350 for XS and €1450 for Xs max, in all fairness that is a pure rip off. BTW the XS max 512 gb is €1700. Even the carrier's won't be stocking the 256gb never mind the 512gb, none of the carrier's are stocking the 512gb note 9 because they won't sell
It should be cheaper because:
a) electronic components (especially storage) become cheaper over time
b) economy of scale
It's conscious design & configuration choice to justify high prices
they semi-justified it with a new design last year, this year there's legit no reason to pay $999 for basically nothing. this year's upgrade was by far the smallest upgrade the iphone has ever had.
I'm not being obtuse, but I still don't see the problem. If the price had gone up, I'd get it, but the price is the same. For a phone that you're saying is the same.
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It should certainly be cheaper for Apple to manufacture, but that doesn't mean they should pass those savings to the consumer. They exist purely to make profit.
The iPhone price has been creeping up and people keep paying it, so I applaud Apple for continuing to do it. You can now buy an iPhone for $1,500 - and people will pay it. Next year it'll be $1,650. The year after that, $1,850.
Apple even brought out a watch for $10,000 and people bought it!
Probably everyone is shocked because everyone was expecting cheaper prices based on rumours. I think it was going to be cheaper but Trump's tariffs forced Apple's hand.
good you get what i mean then. what i'm saying is it's finally time to stop buying until the prices go from "absolutely insane" to "expensive" again
isn't that the choice already? absolutely insanse (Xs ) vs expensive (Xr)
