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> This argument is a red herring. People like new things. People like things that work all the time without modification. Almost no one actually wants a phone o
by takeda 8y ago
> This argument is a red herring. People like new things. People like things that work all the time without modification. Almost no one actually wants a phone or computer that lasts twice as long but is bulky and requires maintenance.
I don't know about you, but I don't feel like throwing $1000 once a year to have latest and greatest. I did went through several phones but that's only because they became unusable with time as applications required more and more resources.
We eventually got phones that are powerful enough to last for longer and even the mid range phones are no longer crappy.
This is why the revenue of companies producing phones dropped recently. Most people don't want to change their device that often.
- scarface74 8y agoThis is why the revenue of companies producing phones dropped recently. Most people don't want to change their device that often. The revenue of phone companies (except for Apple) haven't been great since Android became popular. There is no differentiation except for price and all of the other manufacturers are in a race to the bottom -- it happens in all commoditized markets -- PC's, TVs, etc.
- wskinner 8y agoI used an iPhone 5S until iPhone 8 came out last year. I'm still using a MacBook Air from mid 2012. Do the amortized cost math and it comes out to be way cheaper than the internet & mobile data costs for those devices.
- rimliu 8y agoUnless you just throw your "old" iPhone away when getting new one you can easily get back a substantial part of that $1000.