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Race to the bottom. No reputation of quality => can’t raise price => cutting costs beyond the red line => mishaps => no reputation of quality => … Cf Apple who
by baq 2y ago
Race to the bottom. No reputation of quality => can’t raise price => cutting costs beyond the red line => mishaps => no reputation of quality => …
Cf Apple who charge an arm and a leg for anything above the base config (which admittedly is tight but still usable) because people trust them to not pull such dumb moves.
- can16358p 2y agoThis. I buy Apple mainly for reliability (not just that but that's an important factor), and HP is polar opposite of reliable in my view as a consumer.
- varjag 2y agoWhat's funny is that HP consumer business had started out with reputation of quality from their top of the shelf professional electronic products.
- samatman 2y agoI would prefer to call this tragic actually.
- acchow 2y agoApple does not charge an arm and a leg. Their prices are quite competitive with similarly performing alternatives For the lower end, you can get a refurbished from various resellers all over the internet.