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Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2023
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The solution is simple: Don't participate in the Church of Steve Jobs, don't turn yourself into an Apple disciple (and apologist).
The problem is that since there is no real competition all this shit propagates to other companies. If Apple is charging 1000 for a shitty phone, you better believe others will follow suit and charge 900-1000$
Meanwhile the fucking phone should actually cost 200$...
$200? what fantasy world do you live in?
The cost of making an iPhone 14 Pro was $570 and it sold for $800.
They are focused on services for making big profits, which is why you have to subscribe to a million services
I was exaggerating for effect. I just did a quick google:
A new report details how much it costs in materials to make Apple's top-of-the line iPhone 14 Pro Max. According to Counterpoint Research's bill of materials (BoM) analysis of the iPhone 14 Pro Max with 128GB, the cost is about $464. That model retails for $1,099
So I'm not far off in the price difference. Like I said overpriced bullshit. But you feel free to keep sucking that apple dong.
That’s just the materials used to make it though, what about R&D, software development, etc? I dislike apple but imo the phones are overpriced for a reason. Adding RAM or storage to their computers though… that’s real price gouging.