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I thought the main reason was obvious: it's only available if you buy from Apple directly, not from, say, Amazon. Apple makes more money when you buy from their
by xenophanes 16y ago
I thought the main reason was obvious: it's only available if you buy from Apple directly, not from, say, Amazon. Apple makes more money when you buy from their store instead of a third party.
- seanalltogether 16y agoThis makes far more sense. Second hand markets for computers aren't really that big anyway. Everyone wants the latest and greatest.
- akgerber 16y agoApple products have very strong resale values. Check your local craigslist.
- sudont 16y agoDisappointingly the monitors as well. It sucks to have to buy an old monitor for 200% more than something else that year for the colors to look good and not have to fuss with ICC calibration when working dual-monitor on a laptop.
- chunkbot 16y agoMaybe this is why an Apple monitor costs more than something else? Because people will pay more to get good colors and not have to fuss with ICC calibration.
- eps 16y agoSecond hand color calbration sensor is $100-$150, that's a professional quality one. And with the calibration taking 3 minutes every few weeks (if one is punctual) it seems that you want an Apple monitor because it's an Apple monitor and not because its color reproduction is good.
- Toucan 16y agoIs there a specific reason it has to be an Apple monitor? I have an HP IPS monitor with DisplayPort that I use calibrated with my MacBook Pro. What am I missing out on?
- chunkbot 16y agoNot true. The second-hand market for Apple computers is HUGE.
- fuxx0r 16y agoI think another point is, that the most people wont buy a used engraved ipod. Maybe they prefer a new one instead a used one.
- sanj 16y agoDid you read the article? That was the entire point.
- fuxx0r 16y agoblah blah
- snow_mac 16y agoI bought an engraved iPad yesterday via Apple... Your point?
- Splines 16y agoWouldn't the market adjust for this fact? There is less demand for engraved iPods, therefore the price for them would be lower. If I was in the market for a used iPod, I sure wouldn't mind buying an engraved one if it was $50 or $100 cheaper than the non-engraved kind. If anything, Apple is encouraging a used market, by artificially creating a lower-end used market. If Apple really wanted to prevent a second-hand market for iPods, they'd do something like permanently lock an iPod to a specific iTunes account.
- jmreid 16y agoThis is exactly the reason.