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This feels very much like the "Android is way better than iOS, why pay more?" argument

• tsunamifury 3y ago
  No you can go into a lot of details of how Apple engineers its cases to its proprietary M chips to technically prove their value. You can also point out value integrations in software. This isn’t a Veblen good and iPhone is very much a measurable utility.
  • aredox 3y ago
    The iPhone and iWatch are clearly status symbols. How many users really need the full power of those chips? How many actually use it? I could go into very lengthy details into the technical prowess behind Rolex watches.
    • hnfong 3y ago
      It's really silly to argue that something with >50% market share (in the US at least) is a status symbol... Maybe the top end models, but definitely not in general.
      • shard 3y ago
        Have you heard of the women who would not date men using an Android phone, as well as the kids being pressured or excluded? In some social circles Apple devices are definitely status symbols.
        • hnfong 3y ago
          Women don't date homeless men either. That doesn't make having a roof over your head a status symbol.