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> The issue isn’t that the same device will be cheaper in a year, but that the latest device will be the same or close to it. I can't see how this is not a mat
by laserlight 3y ago
> The issue isn’t that the same device will be cheaper in a year, but that the latest device will be the same or close to it.
I can't see how this is not a matter-of-degree of what GP comment said. If the latest-tech device is going to be cheaper next year, I will still have to use the old tech for another year before I upgrade. I don't think the equation changes at all.
- borski 3y agoYou misunderstood, I think. If the iPhone 5 is the latest and greatest this year and is $1000, next year it may be $600. But the iPhone 6, which only exists next year, will be at or around $1000. Therefore, there is no benefit to waiting until next year, as it is unlikely that the latest device (which is the device most people buy) is going to drop in price.
- ndriscoll 3y agoOf course there's a benefit; you can buy the iPhone 5 for $600. If you would be happy with it this year, you'll be happy with it next year too. The existence of an iPhone 6 doesn't make the iPhone 5 any worse.
- laserlight 3y agoI agree. And if I decide to wait a year, I'll be using iPhone 4 for the next year, regardless of which model I'll choose.
- borski 3y agoI understand this. But most people do not, and will buy the most recent one and wait two or more years before buying the next one. They buy the most recent one, aka the most expensive one, because they believe (correctly) it will last them the longest. But the price changing doesn’t affect their decision.