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The same people who pay $5300 for a thin laptop? Its one of the deadest beaten horses on the internet, but Apple has a way of opening tech buyers' wallets like

The same people who pay $5300 for a thin laptop? Its one of the deadest beaten horses on the internet, but Apple has a way of opening tech buyers' wallets like no one else. Also there are some legitimate business niches, but I think that market is relatively small.

lockhouse 3y ago
^This. Before the iPhone, nobody was willing to pay $1000 for a phone. Heck, back in the 90s and early 2000s most of us expected the carrier to give us a phone for “free” with our plans. This is also the “Pro” model. It’s a way to get the technology out there so devs can get some killer apps released before the more affordable consumer oriented version comes out in a couple years.
- chii 3y ago
  > nobody was willing to pay $1000 for a phone. i think the cost of a top of the line phone has been relatively stable when inflation adjusted imho (but the features/capabilities have greatly expanded). The first iphone is around $600, so inflation adjusted today is about $877, so by paying about $200 dollars more, you got today's iphone, which is probably about 100x better!