The money point is a little odd, in my opinion. Yes, as a percentage of purchase price, the X is significantly more expensive than the 8 (less so vs. the 8 Plus, depending on which phone you think is the better comparison). But it's not as if a $700 iPhone is a low-budget, economy product, either. If you need an economical phone, you will buy a "feature phone" or a used phone. New iPhones of any type are expensive products. Even the 6S currently for sale is hardly a bargain at $550 for the 128GB version (32GB is going to be tight for many people), and it's a three year old piece of hardware that is arguably MORE expensive than a 7 or 8 if you start thinking about how many more years Apple is likely to support it and how many more versions of iOS it will run without annoying the user.
Nah, most of us know hate when we see it.
Your posts, for example, can be critical, but they're polite though clear and don't tend to read as if the person you're quoting is (in your view) an idiot. There is plenty of irrational hate, as well as irrational devotion, here. It's just part of the signal:noise ratio, though I think that ratio has tilted in favor of noise over time. Maybe I'm just feeling grumpy.
Nah, most of us know hate when we see it.
Your posts, for example, can be critical, but they're polite though clear and don't tend to read as if the person you're quoting is (in your view) an idiot. There is plenty of irrational hate, as well as irrational devotion, here. It's just part of the signal:noise ratio, though I think that ratio has tilted in favor of noise over time. Maybe I'm just feeling grumpy.
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