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Back in the day, when my (central-european) country was under soviet rule, people would queue and wait for hours to get essentials: from meat to toilet paper. T
by dexen 14y ago
Back in the day, when my (central-european) country was under soviet rule, people would queue and wait for hours to get essentials: from meat to toilet paper. Today -- this.
Honestly, I can't comprehend -- either end of equation. Why is there shortage of devices, and why are people waiting so stubbornly -- especially given Apple's history of lowering prices a few months after launch.
- farhanpatel 14y agoThese people aren't camping out to just get an iPhone. They are using the publicity to raise donations for cancer research. Most of the people are camping out for publicity, not for the phone.
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- seivan 14y agoI take it you didn't read the article? Just asking, because I didn't know about this, but do Apple usually lower the prices after the initial launch? Isn't it like usually when they release upgraded models?
- xenophanes 14y agoWhat the heck are you talking about? Apple does not lower iPhone prices a few months after launch. Apple frequently doesn't lower prices on anything until the next model comes out. And I think day 1 lines have a lot to do with the stores being crowded with limited space and staff, not just supply. Also, ramping up factories to build this is hard. And you don't want to have an extra factory just for launch day, you want supply/demand balance longer term. You can build up some supply before launch but you don't want to delay launch for a long time to build up aging supply.
- evan_ 14y agoThe only time in recent memory that Apple lowered the price of an iPhone- or any hardware- without releasing a new version was the first generation iPhone, 5+ years ago. It's very rare.
- ihuman 14y agoAnd that was because it wasn't originally Carrier-Subsidized, if I remember correctly.
- jcurbo 14y agoThere's a shortage of devices because people buy them as fast as Apple can make them.