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iPhone 15 pro max costing as much as $2,600, really? People spend that much on a phone ?

MaxikCZ 3y ago
Its not about how much it costs, its how much you make. For someone making 10x what I do its the same as choosing between $160 and $260 phone. To quote my friend: "Things arent expensive, you are just poor" And the Pro Max is supposed to be milking the most off its target class. They still make non-Pro, non-Max iPhones too. And honestly I am a bit tired of people asking the same questions every time, now almost reduced to being rhetorical. Yes, iPhones are more expensive than most phones. Yes, people pay for it, for plethora of reasons. Every year since ~2010 called and want their question back.
- Halan 3y ago
  Do you think that those buying more expensive thing earn more? By this logic I need to reassess my life decisions, tech must not be paying me much, I’ve seen people serving tables with better phones than mine and had food delivered in Teslas
  - MaxikCZ 3y ago
    > Do you think that those buying more expensive thing earn more? On average? Yes. Sure there always be some people qho are just irresponsible with their lot, but hardly we can blame Apple pricing of their absolute flagship.
keiferski 3y ago
It seems like a lot but on a per-hour usage basis, phones are actually quite cheap. Pretty much no other device gets as much usage.
quitit 3y ago
The most expensive iPhone is $1,599 (Largest model with 1TB of storage capacity.) The rumour that they'd just inch another thousand on the total price is obviously not grounded in any sort of reality and clearly pays no attention to how apple have priced their devices in the past.
ksec 3y ago
When you buy it on a contract and spread it out over 24 months, and you also get monthly allowance from your company on mobile usage. All of a sudden the phone isn't so expensive. Of course that is dependent on living cost etc. Living in US New York would be very different to someone from say South East Asia.
quags 3y ago
It is a lot and I certainly won’t pay that much but I also understand a bit. That was a price I would pay for a pc many years ago, which was my primary entertainment device , and phones have become primary devices for many people. Add in tv/music/authentication/work/email/communication fairly long term support and ability to resell it with decent value I am not judging too harshly.

Its not about how much it costs, its how much you make. For someone making 10x what I do its the same as choosing between $160 and $260 phone. To quote my friend: "Things arent expensive, you are just poor" And the Pro Max is supposed to be milking the most off its target class. They still make non-Pro, non-Max iPhones too. And honestly I am a bit tired of people asking the same questions every time, now almost reduced to being rhetorical. Yes, iPhones are more expensive than most phones. Yes, people pay for it, for plethora of reasons. Every year since ~2010 called and want their question back.

Halan 3y ago
Do you think that those buying more expensive thing earn more? By this logic I need to reassess my life decisions, tech must not be paying me much, I’ve seen people serving tables with better phones than mine and had food delivered in Teslas
- MaxikCZ 3y ago
  > Do you think that those buying more expensive thing earn more? On average? Yes. Sure there always be some people qho are just irresponsible with their lot, but hardly we can blame Apple pricing of their absolute flagship.

keiferski 3y ago

It seems like a lot but on a per-hour usage basis, phones are actually quite cheap. Pretty much no other device gets as much usage.

quitit 3y ago

The most expensive iPhone is $1,599 (Largest model with 1TB of storage capacity.) The rumour that they'd just inch another thousand on the total price is obviously not grounded in any sort of reality and clearly pays no attention to how apple have priced their devices in the past.

ksec 3y ago

When you buy it on a contract and spread it out over 24 months, and you also get monthly allowance from your company on mobile usage. All of a sudden the phone isn't so expensive. Of course that is dependent on living cost etc. Living in US New York would be very different to someone from say South East Asia.

quags 3y ago

It is a lot and I certainly won’t pay that much but I also understand a bit. That was a price I would pay for a pc many years ago, which was my primary entertainment device , and phones have become primary devices for many people. Add in tv/music/authentication/work/email/communication fairly long term support and ability to resell it with decent value I am not judging too harshly.