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This is a surprisingly thought-provoking comment and the theory checks out. Until Apple are able to break out of this mould I feel they'll be stuck at this com
by tpmx 7y ago
This is a surprisingly thought-provoking comment and the theory checks out.
Until Apple are able to break out of this mould I feel they'll be stuck at this combination of
a) uninteresting yearly iterations
b) ever increasing base phone prices for little end user gain
I don't thinkt hey're able to paint themselves out of this corner on the smartphone front.
They have iOS as a decent but certainly not impregnable moat for iPhone. Some brand new groundbreaking product will be needed very soon to prevent the Apple stock price from steadily declining. (It already starting plateauing 15 months ago.)
- misterprime 7y agoDid the base phone price increase this year? I thought it stayed the same and improved some of the materials used in regards to toxicity and sourcing concerns.
- xeroaura 7y agoThey even dropped the iPhone 11 "midrange" model down $50 compared to the XR release price from last year.
- tpmx 7y agoSorry, I guess I was super unclear. The new non-budget device is called "iPhone 11 Pro". I think it makes sense to look at the base price of this device, rather than the budget "iPhone 11" device.