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My first thought upon the unveil was that the 8 might not have a great market and might get classified as the 'poverty phone' as absurd as that sounds. Given t
by otakucode 9y ago
My first thought upon the unveil was that the 8 might not have a great market and might get classified as the 'poverty phone' as absurd as that sounds. Given that new model iPhones are already a luxury good, splitting that on price so substantially seems... strange. If you're buying a luxury phone, dropping hundreds of dollars on one... are you going to be satisfied with anything less than the X? Are the social status symbol needs the consumer is trying to meet with those phones going to be met with an 8?
- Tiktaalik 9y agoYes it reminds me of when the Xbox 360 released a $100 cheaper stripped down "Core Pack" without a harddrive, headset and other things. It was mocked by gamers and the enthusiast game press and labelled (not very appropriately) the "retard pack."
- ecshafer 9y agoTo be fair, losing the hard drive was a pretty big deal, regardless of the verbage using colloquially. To many it seemed like a maneuver to try and get unknowledgeable buyers (parents and grandparents)to get the better deal. Which they would then have to buy the peripherals later on down the line.