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On the topic of the mini being removed, they also removed the plus and 13/14 Pro models. I wonder if they had a lot of 13 Pro purchases after they discounted i
by data-ottawa 3y ago
On the topic of the mini being removed, they also removed the plus and 13/14 Pro models.
I wonder if they had a lot of 13 Pro purchases after they discounted it last year, which they felt could have been 14 Pro purchases.
- jsjxbrbekdk 3y ago[flagged]
- NikolaNovak 3y agoBoo. Just like with some car manufacturers, if you want e.g. increased safety or radar cruise control, you also need $10k of leather seats and sunroofs; by removing previous Pro models, Apple basically adds a massive price premium to the zoom lens. As this is honestly the only thing I would need from a new phone, my wife and I stay on our iPhone XR year after year. I just can't pay $1500CAD merely to get more optical zoom than my existing phone :-/
- r00fus 3y agoOr just buy used.
- NikolaNovak 3y agoRight, but my point is that this particular artificial market segmentation is keeping Apple from getting my money. Buying used won't help them.
- HelloImSteven 3y agoYou can still get previous Pro/Pro Max versions as refurbs from Apple. Not the same as buying new, but still nice that they have them.
- hbn 3y agoThey were selling the 13 Pro after the 14 Pro came out? I was pretty sure they always removed last year's Pro from the lineup when the new Pro comes out. Meanwhile last year's baseline models will stick around at a reduced price.
- ipqk 3y agoThey always remove Pros after a year. See: https://daringfireball.net/2023/09/apples_two-pronged_annual_iphone_strategy https://daringfireball.net/2023/09/apples_two-pronged_annual...