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Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough
(www.theregister.com)
this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2023
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Apple users can probably stomach it. Not like they can't afford 100$/year or so after paying 1000$ for a phone, 2000$ for a laptop, and don't even know how much else for peripherals. They'll gladly do it again, so of course 200$/year for a subscription ain't much. They probably pay more for their phone bill.
You sound salty that some people have money, when you could be salty that apple are being greedy and hoarding wealth like a mad mountain dragon
Why would I be salty? I have money too, but choose to save it by buying stuff at half the price that doesn't lock me in. The rest of the money is invested in crypto, ETFs, or on my bank for a rainy day.
If people are willing to pay a steep price for Apple's products, then it should mean that they can afford marginal increases to their overall Apple spending. If not, they shouldn't be buying Apple 🤷
Why can't it be both? Just because you have money and can realistically afford these devices, doesn't mean you should buy it. Purchasing tells Apple you're fine with the price.
Because prices rise every day? The cost of food in many countries has risen 10%-20% over the last 12 months. Do you think people should stop buying food?
The outcry here is because Apple are literally Scrooge McDuck levels of rich but like to paint themselves as a for-the-people company that "gets you", when really they're obsessed with money and beholden to the stock market just like every other tech giant.
Ngl, if they weren't so fucking money obsessed and skilled in convincing people to pay too much for too little, I wouldn't own stock.
l.o.l.
Can't compare apples to oranges mate. An iPhone and a MacBook are wants and not needs.
We all know they're overpriced and marketed at a premium. If you want a phone or laptop, there are dozens to choose from that are far less than what Apple offers. My phone was $600. My laptop was $800. Both have the same performance as Apple's offerings. I'm quite happy with them.
Now if you need a connected device there are significantly cheaper options out there that again provide the same level of performance. You can even get government assistance for a new phone or laptop. Unsurprisingly, no iPhones or MacBooks. Will be low end Android and Windows devices just enough to do basic tasks.
Wants and needs doesn't matter here, buddy, because your argument is that it's either unethical or illogical to give money to a company that is putting it's prices up unnecessarily, if you can afford it but others can not.
Whether you try to find something more economical elsewhere also applies. You're either boycotting that particular provider of phones/food/whatever or you're not, and your argument is that everyone should boycott prices if a portion of the population can't afford the increase or generally finds it unreasonable.