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On the other hand: I can't go in and replace the SSD anymore on these devices, and it's highway damned robbery to charge me 200% markup [edit: it's actually jus
by chadlavi 8y ago
On the other hand: I can't go in and replace the SSD anymore on these devices, and it's highway damned robbery to charge me 200% markup [edit: it's actually just about 400% markup] on an SSD without any actual value add. It's not that people will happily pay for it; it's that they can get away with extorting it out of us because we are bought into the larger product and it won't work as well without these too-expensive upsells.
- orev 8y agoThat’s the exact example I made of comparing to component costs. The individual cost doesn’t matter from a pricing standpoint. It only matters if it’s so expensive that you no longer buy it. If the whole ecosystem provides enough value for you to stay in it, then they have done their job of creating value that is worrh paying for.
- chadlavi 8y agoBut in the specific case of an SSD, it's very easy for the user to go see what it costs. I have no idea what the screens cost, or what the custom milled aluminum case costs. I'm ignorant enough about that part that they can charge me whatever they want. What I'm saying is that they're really pushing it with blatant pointless price inflation on basic stock part upgrades. This is in fact pushing me closer to not buying their devices (though they haven't pissed me off with this quite enough yet, because it's an infrequent purchase)