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> 623 Euro, which is a nice midrange price [for a phone]. How did we get here?
by basilikum 3mo ago
> 623 Euro, which is a nice midrange price [for a phone].
How did we get here?
- inigyou 3mo agoOur central planners allocated all the RAM to AI and almost none to phones.
- layer8 3mo agoApple is already past that, with the entry-level 17e starting at 700 Euro. The midrange regular 17 starts at 950 Euro. And according to rumors those prices are likely to increase in spring if not earlier.
- robotresearcher 3mo ago> entry-level 17e starting at 700 Euro Which is 30% less than the original iPhone accounting for inflation.
- robotresearcher 3mo agoiPhone 1 launched at 649 Euros in France in 2007 money, or about 980 Euros today. Given inflation and the increased utility of the smartphone, we're almost certainly at the lowest cost per hour of use ever for most people.
- oarsinsync 3mo ago> for most people For most people, salaries have not kept up with inflation
- xp84 3mo agoWhat's funny is that due in part to minimum wage laws (which caused some of the inflation) the lowest quintile is arguably the one who's kept up with inflation better than the rest, meaning there has been an improvement in the wealth inequality department. But nobody talks about it. Meanwhile I've lost like 20% of my buying power to inflation in the past 3-4 years even taking the meager raises into account.
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