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I scoffed at that price too and then realized that I spend more money on way stupider things regularly. My phone is something that I use literally every single

I scoffed at that price too and then realized that I spend more money on way stupider things regularly. My phone is something that I use literally every single day. If I want to continue using it, then I need to pay the price they're asking. So far, I haven't upgraded because my iPhone 7 continues to be a great daily driver. I'm tempted by things on the iPhone XS but not enough to make the jump. Once I do, though, I firmly believe that it'll be worth that price tag. I can genuinely say that I haven't had an Apple product that, in the end, didn't live up to the cost I paid for it and then some. It's the one reason I haven't left the ecosystem (even though I own an Android phone for dev work and a PC for gaming). If the price ever outweighs the utility, I'll just stop buying Apple. There's nothing that's that important that would keep me locked in. If a comparable Android phone comes out that works as well as my iPhone, I'll jump ship but only because the extra cost in no way outweighs what I've spent in iOS apps. I'm not going to keep putting money into something that doesn't work for me. I don't get the people that are just brand loyalists for the sake of brand loyalty. I like Apple products because they're the best for me. Why is that weird for some people?

auto 8y ago
"I can genuinely say that I haven't had an Apple product that, in the end, didn't live up to the cost I paid for it and then some." I think this really hits the nail on the head. Granted, this is all anecdotal, and for every positive story I'm sure there is a negative one, and we'll never really have these statistics, but I'd kill to know what percentage of long term Apple users feel this way about their products vs users of other companies. Not counting the Apple II's inherited from my stepdad as a kid, I've had a clamshell iBook that I ran Debian on in high school, a ~2008 Mac Mini that I developed my first iOS game on, an iPhone 3G, 4S, 5S, 7+, a ~2010 and a ~2014 Mac Mini at work, and my 2016 MBP, and every single one is either still in use, or was used basically to obsolescence. FWIW, I don't use the entirety of the ecosystem by any means. I literally don't use iCloud, Apple Music, Siri, and probably a myriad of other tech they offer. And yet, I still get an enormous amount of value out of each product I purchase from them. Full disclosure, I was primarily an iOS dev from 2011-2015, and at least 50% of what I do now is still iOS development.
- ambicapter 8y ago
  I had the lowest tier macbook for 7-8 years (upgraded RAM and HD to SSD). Replaced it with a macbook pro from Ebay, which I found for $400 (Was a fluke, it had ubuntu on it and I think that confused people), which I've now had for 5 years. I still rock an iPhone 5 (never had a case either). Apple products definitely last for me.
- dpkonofa 8y ago
  Agreed. My entire family now has Apple products because I hand them down when I buy the newer models. I'm sure I could sell most of them and get some of my money back but it's worth it to me in both cost and hassle to just give my family the old stuff since I know it's both good and really simple to use for them. With family sharing and all the other good stuff, it's the easiest my IT work I've done. lol

auto 8y ago

"I can genuinely say that I haven't had an Apple product that, in the end, didn't live up to the cost I paid for it and then some." I think this really hits the nail on the head. Granted, this is all anecdotal, and for every positive story I'm sure there is a negative one, and we'll never really have these statistics, but I'd kill to know what percentage of long term Apple users feel this way about their products vs users of other companies. Not counting the Apple II's inherited from my stepdad as a kid, I've had a clamshell iBook that I ran Debian on in high school, a ~2008 Mac Mini that I developed my first iOS game on, an iPhone 3G, 4S, 5S, 7+, a ~2010 and a ~2014 Mac Mini at work, and my 2016 MBP, and every single one is either still in use, or was used basically to obsolescence. FWIW, I don't use the entirety of the ecosystem by any means. I literally don't use iCloud, Apple Music, Siri, and probably a myriad of other tech they offer. And yet, I still get an enormous amount of value out of each product I purchase from them. Full disclosure, I was primarily an iOS dev from 2011-2015, and at least 50% of what I do now is still iOS development.

ambicapter 8y ago
I had the lowest tier macbook for 7-8 years (upgraded RAM and HD to SSD). Replaced it with a macbook pro from Ebay, which I found for $400 (Was a fluke, it had ubuntu on it and I think that confused people), which I've now had for 5 years. I still rock an iPhone 5 (never had a case either). Apple products definitely last for me.
dpkonofa 8y ago
Agreed. My entire family now has Apple products because I hand them down when I buy the newer models. I'm sure I could sell most of them and get some of my money back but it's worth it to me in both cost and hassle to just give my family the old stuff since I know it's both good and really simple to use for them. With family sharing and all the other good stuff, it's the easiest my IT work I've done. lol