Other Tim Cook’s latest iPhone scam explained

[4389842]

Tim Cook is always trying to find ways to cut corners and give customers less while either not lowering prices or actually increasing prices. His latest scam is to use the previous generation iPhone CPUs in the latest non-Pro models.

There is no ‘scam’ : specs of all these phones are clearly communicated.

The number of android phones with last gen Snapdragon chips are beyond count and what to think of Google Pixels using the same imaging sensor over and over for years?

If you don’t like a product or its specs, do not buy it.

Take your first world ‘injustice’ elsewhere.

 

[ThomasJL]

Outrageous!! How dare he even think of maximizing profits for shareholders!!! The horror...

Wow... many people on this forum support Tim Cook's prioritizing shareholders over customers. That post is basically using sarcasm to say that it's good if Cook gives customers less and less over time as long as profits for shareholders are maximized.

 

[tagsaid]

You should send this in an email to Tim Cook to see if you can get a confession out of him.

 

[0339327]

Tim Cook is always trying to find ways to cut corners and give customers less while either not lowering prices or actually increasing prices. His latest scam is to use the previous generation iPhone CPUs in the latest non-Pro models.

That wasn’t always the case. Even all three generations of cheapest low-end budget model iPhone SE (2016, 2020, and 2022) received the exact same CPU that was in most expensive high-end iPhone model at the time.

The reason for this new scam is so Apple can save money on manufacturing and not pass those savings on to the customers, thus maximizing profits for Apple. Furthermore, it will likely cause customers who purchase non-Pro models to upgrade sooner since their phones will slow down sooner than those who purchased the Pro models, thus maximizing Apple’s profits even more.

“If you don’t like the iPhone 4… don’t buy one. If you bought one and don’t like it, bring it back.”

Who is forcing you to buy an iPhone? Go buy Android or use a flip phone. I hear you can still get an old BlackBerry to work.

Another possibility is that most phones do not require the latest chipset, yet still run very fast. People aren’t buying the iPhone for the chip, they’re buying it for the features.

 

[ninecows]

The old people also don’t have to give the scammers Amazon cards

There is a reason they have the whole Apple “eco system” and it’s more for profit than user benefit

Now if they put in an older chip then they claim, it would be a scam just as those Indian guys and Amazon gift cards. But they don’t.

 

[ninecows]

Wow... many people on this forum support Tim Cook's prioritizing shareholders over customers. That post is basically using sarcasm to say that it's good if Cook gives customers less and less over time as long as profits for shareholders are maximized.

I may not like it, but if he didn’t prioritize shareholders he would be a very bad CEO and on his way out. Not nice. Just fact.

The balance he has to find is to give customers just enough so they will give him as much as possible for as little as possible.

 

[4389842]

Wow... many people on this forum support Tim Cook's prioritizing shareholders over customers. That post is basically using sarcasm to say that it's good if Cook gives customers less and less over time as long as profits for shareholders are maximized.

Nobody is forcing you to buy anything. Vote with your wallet.

 

[ApplesAreSweet&Sour]

Tim Cook is always trying to find ways to cut corners and give customers less while either not lowering prices or actually increasing prices. His latest scam is to use the previous generation iPhone CPUs in the latest non-Pro models.

That wasn’t always the case. Even all three generations of cheapest low-end budget model iPhone SE (2016, 2020, and 2022) received the exact same CPU that was in most expensive high-end iPhone model at the time.

The reason for this new scam is so Apple can save money on manufacturing and not pass those savings on to the customers, thus maximizing profits for Apple. Furthermore, it will likely cause customers who purchase non-Pro models to upgrade sooner since their phones will slow down sooner than those who purchased the Pro models, thus maximizing Apple’s profits even more.

While Apple certainly has deceptive practices that the average consumer would struggle to figure out, like not mentioning how most of its M2 Macs have semi-crippled SSDs if you buy one of the baseline configurations, making it so that you’d get the same or better performance on an M1 equivalent Mac for many tasks.

But Apple was actually completely transparent about what SoC iPhones 14 and 14 Plus get both during the keynote and in the product pages on Apple.com

It’s not a “scam” when the fact that they run last year’s chip is a part of the presentation and can be easily grasped by anyone visiting the product page.

Consumers know what they’re getting an can simply opt not to buy.

When considering the SSDs in the baseline M2 Macs, there is no information in the keynote or on apple.com about the downgrade. To me, that is a scam because you won’t get the promised performance increase that Apple in no uncertain terms proclaims M2 to deliver if you don’t order a custom configuration with a larger SSD than those offered in the baseline M2 Macs.

If I lived in the U.S., I’d buy a baseline M2 just to file a lawsuit for misleading about performance increases.

But Apple did not lie about the SoC in iPhones 14 and 14 Plus.

It’s disappointing for those wanting the latest-and-greatest SoC in an iPhone for $799, sure.

It’s 100% clear and transparent what you’re getting, nobody is being misled.

 

[MindYourMind]

Come on dear people, let’s be reasonable, OP has got a point. Hence, my proposal: let’s change capitalism into scamism.

 

[klasma]

What is it you want from us?

Attention, which you gave them.

 

[CraigJDuffy]

*Laughs in Apple Watch S8/ Ultra which has he same SOC as S7 and S6*

 

[a m u n]

Oh, someone is upset with life 😂

Well, what can we say about Samsung, which sells 3 different processors (Qualcomm, Exynos, MediaTek) with 3 different performances? How should we describe them? 😄

 

[ThomasJL]

There is no ‘scam’ : specs of all these phones are clearly communicated.

Of course it's not a "scam" in the literal sense of the word. As I explained in the very first sentence of my OP, I was using the word "scam" figuratively to mean "cut corners and give customers less while either not lowering prices or actually increasing prices."

 

[NagasakiGG]

I don't get it why people complain about that. I mean, Apple products are not staple food. If you like them and agree with what they are doing, buy them. If not, there are plenty of other possibilities to buy.

I'd say even if they put the iPhone XS CPU in the latest iPhone, most users won't even notice.

I am also one of the people who get the stuff asap as soon as they get released. Do I need them? No. Are they expensive? Yes.

So what?

 

[ThunderSkunk]

Meh, iPhone after the 6s/SE generation is useless anyway. The moment the companies priorities flipped upside down was right around touting their environmental record in keynotes while soldiering & gluing all their computers together to be disposable rather than servicable, and removing the headphone jack saving shareholders $.05 x a hundred million at the expense of a thousand million inconveniences to users. But nothing is new about this, as always American business is a confidence trickster racket.

 

[nvmls]

TLDR; OP will upgrade _insert apple device_ anyway.

 

[JoeDezibel]

Ir you dont like it. Dont buy it. Its that simple.

 

[NagasakiGG]

Meh, iPhone after the 6s/SE generation is useless anyway. The moment the companies priorities flipped upside down was right around touting their environmental record in keynotes while soldiering & gluing all their computers together to be disposable rather than servicable, and removing the headphone jack saving shareholders $.05 x a hundred million at the expense of a thousand million inconveniences to users. But nothing is new about this, as always American business is a confidence trickster racket.

For the soldering and non repairability: We in Europe got your back. For the Headphonejack, yea sucks. But tbh there's worse things to complain about. I'd welcome if Apple finally enables wireless FLAC/ALAC (I know it's not possible via bluetooth due to bandwidth restrictions, but look at Sony. They also have something similar. Also they could use something AirDrop-likeish standard) for AirPods Max, which in fact support that.

 

[Shouldibuy]

the real scam is the prices we have to pay in the EU for apple products , you guys got it good in the states no need to complain.

 

[MauiPa]

Seriously? A new conspiracy theory-yay! Of course, none of the fact that Apple chips from last year are more than adequate for the job matters even a little. Because this must be bad somehow, but we all need to think of how this is bad, cause it really isn’t.
I bought the 14 plus and am super happy with it, sure I could have gone the 14 pro max, but the extra performance was simply not relevant for me. So 14 plus and a happy customer

 

[BadMacRumours]

Tim Cook is always trying to find ways to cut corners and give customers less while either not lowering prices or actually increasing prices. His latest scam is to use the previous generation iPhone CPUs in the latest non-Pro models.

That wasn’t always the case. Even all three generations of cheapest low-end budget model iPhone SE (2016, 2020, and 2022) received the exact same CPU that was in most expensive high-end iPhone model at the time.

The reason for this new scam is so Apple can save money on manufacturing and not pass those savings on to the customers, thus maximizing profits for Apple. Furthermore, it will likely cause customers who purchase non-Pro models to upgrade sooner since their phones will slow down sooner than those who purchased the Pro models, thus maximizing Apple’s profits even more.

It’s illegal for Tim to not put shareholders first.

 

[skitidetdu]

Tim Cook is always trying to find ways to cut corners and give customers less while either not lowering prices or actually increasing prices. His latest scam is to use the previous generation iPhone CPUs in the latest non-Pro models.

That wasn’t always the case. Even all three generations of cheapest low-end budget model iPhone SE (2016, 2020, and 2022) received the exact same CPU that was in most expensive high-end iPhone model at the time.

The reason for this new scam is so Apple can save money on manufacturing and not pass those savings on to the customers, thus maximizing profits for Apple. Furthermore, it will likely cause customers who purchase non-Pro models to upgrade sooner since their phones will slow down sooner than those who purchased the Pro models, thus maximizing Apple’s profits even more.

As an Apple stock owner I’m happy about them making more profit. As a consumer I won’t notice the difference in performance.

 

[Shirasaki]

Tim Cook is always trying to find ways to cut corners and give customers less while either not lowering prices or actually increasing prices. His latest scam is to use the previous generation iPhone CPUs in the latest non-Pro models.

I fully expect you to NOT respond to my reply, but just put a few things out here anyways.
Tim Cook ultimately is one man, and much of decisions mattering to us customers are not made by him. You can blame him all you want, but his decision ultimately is manifested by the greed of shareholders, customers, and Apple itself prioritising profit over everything else, including customers.

 

[Shirasaki]

I may not like it, but if he didn’t prioritize shareholders he would be a very bad CEO and on his way out. Not nice. Just fact.

The balance he has to find is to give customers just enough so they will give him as much as possible for as little as possible.

while finding ways to boost Apple’s profit margin to over 900% In the process. It’s harder than Many People think.

 

[fenderbass146]

Tim Cook is always trying to find ways to cut corners and give customers less while either not lowering prices or actually increasing prices. His latest scam is to use the previous generation iPhone CPUs in the latest non-Pro models.

That wasn’t always the case. Even all three generations of cheapest low-end budget model iPhone SE (2016, 2020, and 2022) received the exact same CPU that was in most expensive high-end iPhone model at the time.

The reason for this new scam is so Apple can save money on manufacturing and not pass those savings on to the customers, thus maximizing profits for Apple. Furthermore, it will likely cause customers who purchase non-Pro models to upgrade sooner since their phones will slow down sooner than those who purchased the Pro models, thus maximizing Apple’s profits even more.

let me guess...capitalism is also the root of all evil :eyeroll: