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Remember when we said $800 for an iPhone is beyond expensive and unreasonable?

by 0x008 6y ago

jacquesm 6y ago
It is. That you've adjusted doesn't change the fact that it still is.
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- lotsofpulp 6y ago
  $800 for a device that many people use multiple hours per day for a few years. I doubt any other device comes close to a rate of $0.80 per day for the amount of utility you get from it. If you use it for 4 or 5 years, like I do, that goes down to as low as $0.50 per day.
  - ryeguy_24 6y ago
    Day 1 reaction was sticker shock, but yes, I see your point. If it's insanely comfortable, connectivity a breeze, and sounds amazing...yeah I can see it now. Most bluetooth on headphones with the blinking dot UX is horrendous so maybe people will pay the premium.
ryeguy_24 6y ago
Totally understand that we all adjust our minds on Apple pricing but giving that headphones aren’t a new and amazing technology, I think that’s an uphill battle for Apple. After seeing this announcement, I just bought a pair of Grado SR80e. They have amazing sound and it’s sub-100 bucks. My Airpods are amazing for outside and running around at home. But for time in the chair, wired headphones are awesome.
t-writescode 6y ago
It's important to remember that most people in the US, at least, don't pay $800 for their phone. They pay a couple hundred and the phone is subsidized by monthly cell phone bills. It's like student loans, in a way.
- 0x008 6y ago
  They do in fact pay $800, but in small chunks. Still they pay the full price, right?
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  - t-writescode 6y ago
    Yes, but like ... it's easier to swallow when it's hidden in the price of a phone bill every month. And, I think for a while, you were stuck in contracts and the bill didn't go up, so it would be $100 with or without a new phone, it's just if you have a new phone, you're stuck in the contract for 2 years. edit: I don't know if this is still the case. I buy all my phones full price anymore
    - 0x008 6y ago
      Yeh so do I. I don’t get it. I do the math every time I get a new phone and result is always that I pay the exact full price of the phone over two years down to the cent, but I limit my choice of cell plan to the ones supporting that phone.
chadlavi 6y ago
$800 would be outrageous to pay for an iPhone 4. For an iPhone 12? I'm not sure it's so ridiculous. I've had my current iPhone for 4 years. If I buy one $20 bag of coffee beans a month, then I've spent more for coffee in the last 4 years than I have on my phone. Seems like a good deal to me?
- 0x008 6y ago
  Yeah so the question is are the AirPods Max more like an iPhone 12 or an iPhone 4?
thekyle 6y ago
I mean yeah $800 is a lot of money for a phone. Even Apple sells the iPhone SE for $400. For $800 you could almost get a MacBook Air and you could buy multiple iPads.

Remember when we said $800 for an iPhone is beyond expensive and unreasonable?

by 0x008 6y ago

Remember when we said $800 for an iPhone is beyond expensive and unreasonable?

jacquesm 6y ago

It is. That you've adjusted doesn't change the fact that it still is.

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lotsofpulp 6y ago
$800 for a device that many people use multiple hours per day for a few years. I doubt any other device comes close to a rate of $0.80 per day for the amount of utility you get from it. If you use it for 4 or 5 years, like I do, that goes down to as low as $0.50 per day.
- ryeguy_24 6y ago
  Day 1 reaction was sticker shock, but yes, I see your point. If it's insanely comfortable, connectivity a breeze, and sounds amazing...yeah I can see it now. Most bluetooth on headphones with the blinking dot UX is horrendous so maybe people will pay the premium.

ryeguy_24 6y ago

Totally understand that we all adjust our minds on Apple pricing but giving that headphones aren’t a new and amazing technology, I think that’s an uphill battle for Apple. After seeing this announcement, I just bought a pair of Grado SR80e. They have amazing sound and it’s sub-100 bucks. My Airpods are amazing for outside and running around at home. But for time in the chair, wired headphones are awesome.

t-writescode 6y ago

It's important to remember that most people in the US, at least, don't pay $800 for their phone. They pay a couple hundred and the phone is subsidized by monthly cell phone bills. It's like student loans, in a way.

0x008 6y ago
They do in fact pay $800, but in small chunks. Still they pay the full price, right?
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- t-writescode 6y ago
  Yes, but like ... it's easier to swallow when it's hidden in the price of a phone bill every month. And, I think for a while, you were stuck in contracts and the bill didn't go up, so it would be $100 with or without a new phone, it's just if you have a new phone, you're stuck in the contract for 2 years. edit: I don't know if this is still the case. I buy all my phones full price anymore
  - 0x008 6y ago
    Yeh so do I. I don’t get it. I do the math every time I get a new phone and result is always that I pay the exact full price of the phone over two years down to the cent, but I limit my choice of cell plan to the ones supporting that phone.

chadlavi 6y ago

$800 would be outrageous to pay for an iPhone 4. For an iPhone 12? I'm not sure it's so ridiculous. I've had my current iPhone for 4 years. If I buy one $20 bag of coffee beans a month, then I've spent more for coffee in the last 4 years than I have on my phone. Seems like a good deal to me?

0x008 6y ago
Yeah so the question is are the AirPods Max more like an iPhone 12 or an iPhone 4?

thekyle 6y ago

I mean yeah $800 is a lot of money for a phone. Even Apple sells the iPhone SE for $400. For $800 you could almost get a MacBook Air and you could buy multiple iPads.