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> whereas the hate on Amazon is really about one thing.. that ol "makes no profit" canard. Ahem [1], and while we're at it, [2] My criticism to Apple isn't th
by Fnoord 7y ago
> whereas the hate on Amazon is really about one thing.. that ol "makes no profit" canard.
Ahem [1], and while we're at it, [2]
My criticism to Apple isn't that they're being expensive; it is related to right to repair and their constant efforts to hamper that. Amazon just undercuts everyone, and Turk globalizes cheap workforce. For ridiculous low payment. These are just 2 examples you did not mention. You can read more in the sources below.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Amazon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Amazon
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Apple_Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criticism_of_Apple_Inc.
- jvagner 7y agoI don’t disagree with that, but I don’t think the market cares about that.. w/r/t Apple. I wish they weren’t targeting the masses so completely. iPhones shouldn’t have the absolute worst charging tech in the box.
- privateSFacct 7y agoPeople have historically been willing to pay apple more because in part of how seamlessly integrated their products are. I bought a “repairable” android and it was junk / not updated. My old iPhones have kept value far better than friends androids after 3 years. Apple is doing something that preserves phones value (ie, they may actually maintain them for longer with updates etc vs their “repairable” competitors. And I’ve never had a problem getting my phone repaired