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Is $29 for a case really that expensive if you just bought an iphone?
by bsiemon 16y ago
Is $29 for a case really that expensive if you just bought an iphone?
- bmalicoat 16y agoWorse yet, adding those bumpers, and most cases, makes the whole 'square edge to allow the phone to sit up and act as a camera on a table' feature, er thing, not work.
- nooneelse 16y agoIs $300 really that much to get some bumpers, if you just bought a new car?
- theBobMcCormick 16y agoIt's definitely not, but if I had purchased an iPhone 4 I'd be more than a little bit pissed off about this response. One of the most advertised and promoted features of the new iPhone is it's stunningly beautiful design. To then have to stuff it in a case that hides that design and makes it look like pretty much any other phone... just seems wrong.
- delackner 16y agoNo, but on my 3g I dont use a case simply because that makes the phone bulkier and most cases make you drag your entire pocket out along with the phone.
- jsz0 16y agoConsidering those bumpers probably cost less than a dollar to make, and are apparently quite essential to the product working properly in some instances, the $29 is kind of a slap in the face. On the 16GB model the bumper costs 15% much as the phone itself. The bumper probably costs less than the packaging you throw into the trash. (which is not required to make the phone work properly)
- ori_b 16y ago$29 for what amounts to a repair module for your phone does seem a bit pricy, considering it's broken from the factory.
- edge17 16y agoIt's $29 because that's what the market said it's willing to pay for a piece of rubber and plastic. Basic market economics. If the market's not willing to pay, then the market will adjust the price. Apparently the market's willing to pay $29.
- elai 16y agoThere are plenty of manufacturers who will sell it for it's true price. :) Dealextreme.com
- edge17 16y agoCertainly, but it doesn't change the fact that the market recognizes a place for the $29 product. You can walk into the Apple store and see ridiculously priced cases. It's because people are willing to pay. The market sets the price. If someone doesn't like it, they have a choice. It's the beauty of markets.
- amirmc 16y agoYou can argue about markets setting the prices if those prices change. I doubt the $29 price point is going to fluctuate anytime soon. Apple picked a price, not the 'market' and that's where it'll stay. Whether the market will bear it is an open question. Pricing products can be a complicated issue and can involve more than just market forces.
- loewenskind 16y agoTalk about sweeping statements. There is a hell of a lot more to "Basic market economics" than "If the market's not willing to pay, then the market will adjust the price" but thanks for ridiculing everyone in the field. In this particular instance, cases are just an accessory market for Apple. They don't care if they are selling as many of these as possible because it's not even a secondary revenue stream. They can afford to let it just sit there at $29 until it rots or someone buys it.
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- mattmaroon 16y agoCases suck. It's not the cost, it's having some cheesy looking piece of rubber on your phone.