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Apple products have a mythical aura about them that, regardless of price or utility, there is a large population of fans that will buy it. Almost guaranteed inc
by Overtonwindow 4y ago
Apple products have a mythical aura about them that, regardless of price or utility, there is a large population of fans that will buy it. Almost guaranteed income for Apple. I think they take this into account when pricing, and then use that fanboy base to goat others into paying the high price.
Not quite the apple distortion field, closer to gouging maybe?
- gostsamo 4y ago"Useful idiots" matches the situation rather well. However, do not forget that some of the Apple users are large corporations and/or educational institutions where they are spending someone else's money so price and utility are not related directly.
- derac 4y agoLuxury/Fashion brands have high margins, Apple is more similar to Louis Vuitton than Lenovo in terms of market dynamics.
- RicoElectrico 4y agoIt's as if some people would not understand that being able to afford something still makes it a bad buy if the price/value is inadequate. It's a consoomer world and we're just living in it. Voting with the wallet seems to be a forgotten phrase. Games, software, media and electronics are so overpriced currently and people swallow it without a second thought.
- orev 4y agoIf people are willing to pay for something, it’s by definition not overpriced. The price of something is defined ONLY by how much people are willing to pay for it.
- Fatnino 4y agoIf Apple misjudged how many suckers are out there willing to drop 3600 on this thing and end up sitting on a warehouse full of these, then it's mispriced.