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I find it crazy that so many people are willing to pay so much for iphones. There are much cheaper phones that offer pretty much the same features, certainly a
by yodsanklai 10y ago
I find it crazy that so many people are willing to pay so much for iphones. There are much cheaper phones that offer pretty much the same features, certainly a little less polished but very usable. I know people for whom an iphone is a huge expense but they didn't consider the cheaper alternatives. Apple really did an awesome job marketing their phones.
- majewsky 10y agoIt's basically the same as brand vs. no-name products, albeit with larger absolute values. I can buy an Android smartphone that's largely equivalent to an iPhone for half the price, and I can buy most processed food from no-name brands at half the price (or less) than brands. To add insult to injury, at least here in Germany, no-name products are usually produced by the same companies making the brand product, so it's not even a quality compromise (usually they only add some extra flavor to the brand product).
- yodsanklai 10y agoAn other example is bottled water that can cost about 1000 times more than tap water.
- majewsky 10y agoEspecially ironic since tap water is the most strictly regulated beverage in Germany.