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Apple's going to charge me $100 for something I already have, and they're gonna charge me two times the price? Could you explain what you mean by this? I don't

by GHFigs 17y ago

Apple's going to charge me $100 for something I already have, and they're gonna charge me two times the price? Could you explain what you mean by this? I don't understand how Apple fits in to your previous purchases.

mbrubeck 17y ago
He's saying that Apple has a large markup on the flash storage options for the iPad, and if it supported USB or SD like most computers then they wouldn't be able to have such a price differential between models. (Or maybe they would; Apple has previously charged 2-3x market prices for RAM upgrades in build-to-order Macs, when users could save hundreds of dollars by buying their RAM elsewhere.)
- GHFigs 17y ago
  That doesn't explain the relation to his previous purchases. I don't see the connection at all.
  - fragmede 17y ago
    I have a 16-gigabyte SD card. In order to have a 32-gigabyte iPad, I have to purchase the 32-gigabyte version for $600. If the iPad had an SD card slot, I could hypothetically purchase a 16-gigabyte iPad for $500 and use my previously purchased 16-gigabyte SD card.
    - GHFigs 17y ago
      You've restated exactly the part that I do understand. What I don't understand is where you see a connection between your previous purchases and what Apple charges for what they produce. You specifically said that Apple would charge you for what you already have, but it isn't clear where that occurs.
      - loup-vaillant 17y ago
        Literally, Apple don't charge him for what he already has. Just that assuming he wanted that 32GB IPad, it would be as if he were charged $100 for what it has. But literally, he would just have been charged $100 too much, compared to Apple adding this dammed SD port. This is akin to the different Windows editions. The basic edition is exactly the same as the pro edition, except for the restrictions, so they can justify the price difference.
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      - fragmede 17y ago
        Ah, I misunderstood your question then. The connection isn't to Apple's prices: they made it, they get to decide pricing (and features). The connection is between my previous purchase, and my next (considered) purchase and the connection there is me. Buying doesn't happen in a vacuum, though 'cost to me' is perhaps a better way of looking at it. The 'charge' occurs when Apple omits a card slot though it is their right to do so. This locks me into their pricing structure, which means I have to pay their prices. I already have 16-gigabytes that I could use in a device with an SD slot, but the lock-in requires that I pay their prices, and if I want the 32-gigabyte iPad, then I have to pay what Apple charges and I cannot use my previous purchase to offset that cost.

by GHFigs 17y ago

mbrubeck 17y ago

He's saying that Apple has a large markup on the flash storage options for the iPad, and if it supported USB or SD like most computers then they wouldn't be able to have such a price differential between models. (Or maybe they would; Apple has previously charged 2-3x market prices for RAM upgrades in build-to-order Macs, when users could save hundreds of dollars by buying their RAM elsewhere.)

GHFigs 17y ago
That doesn't explain the relation to his previous purchases. I don't see the connection at all.
- fragmede 17y ago
  I have a 16-gigabyte SD card. In order to have a 32-gigabyte iPad, I have to purchase the 32-gigabyte version for $600. If the iPad had an SD card slot, I could hypothetically purchase a 16-gigabyte iPad for $500 and use my previously purchased 16-gigabyte SD card.
  - GHFigs 17y ago
    You've restated exactly the part that I do understand. What I don't understand is where you see a connection between your previous purchases and what Apple charges for what they produce. You specifically said that Apple would charge you for what you already have, but it isn't clear where that occurs.
    - loup-vaillant 17y ago
      Literally, Apple don't charge him for what he already has. Just that assuming he wanted that 32GB IPad, it would be as if he were charged $100 for what it has. But literally, he would just have been charged $100 too much, compared to Apple adding this dammed SD port. This is akin to the different Windows editions. The basic edition is exactly the same as the pro edition, except for the restrictions, so they can justify the price difference.
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    - fragmede 17y ago
      Ah, I misunderstood your question then. The connection isn't to Apple's prices: they made it, they get to decide pricing (and features). The connection is between my previous purchase, and my next (considered) purchase and the connection there is me. Buying doesn't happen in a vacuum, though 'cost to me' is perhaps a better way of looking at it. The 'charge' occurs when Apple omits a card slot though it is their right to do so. This locks me into their pricing structure, which means I have to pay their prices. I already have 16-gigabytes that I could use in a device with an SD slot, but the lock-in requires that I pay their prices, and if I want the 32-gigabyte iPad, then I have to pay what Apple charges and I cannot use my previous purchase to offset that cost.