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Yeah they really need to get that under control. It's a complete rip off at this point. I don't mind them charging say $50 "Apple premium" for the fact it's a
by ohgr 2y ago
Yeah they really need to get that under control. It's a complete rip off at this point.
I don't mind them charging say $50 "Apple premium" for the fact it's a proprietary board and needs firmware loading onto the flash but the multiplicative pricing is bullshit price gouging and nothing more.
- LeafItAlone 2y agoGet what under control? People (me included) still pay it. And most (me included) would still end up buying the device anyways, maybe just with less storage than they want. And then need to upgrade earlier. From Apple’s perspective, they seem to have figured it out. And maybe the upgraded configurations somewhat subsidize the lower end configurations?
- xtracto 2y agoExactly!! The prices are a result of extensive market research. Apple prices this things at a price they know people will buy it. It's the beauty of having a product with no real competition in the market. (BTW, I use Linux as my home and work OS But I'm a super geek and 20+ years full stack dev... not their target market, as I can handle the quirks and thousand papercuts of Linux)
- ohgr 2y agoI don't. I've got a 256 gig M4 mini with a 2TB disk hanging off it.
- LeafItAlone 2y ago>I've got a 256 gig M4 mini So you agree with me.
- Saris 2y agoTons of people happily pay for it, so I'd say it works out pretty well for them.