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iPhone 5s actually proved the exact contrary seems to be true...

by camillomiller 13y ago

melling 13y ago
Do you mean the 5c? I'm pretty sure that the margins are high on that phone. It's still expensive for what you get.
- camillomiller 13y ago
  No, I mean that Apple sold shiploads of iPhone 5s without lowering the price at all. It was even more expensive than the iPhone 5 in many countries
calinet6 13y ago
The 5c was a case of a missed fashion trend, not price.
- micampe 13y ago
  Elaborate please?
  - calinet6 13y ago
    I'm surprised the opinion is controversial. Every complaint I've seen against the 5c was that it looked unprofessional, was too colorful, or looked cheap. People didn't buy the 5s over the 5c because it was expensive or offered more features or power. They bought it because it was the only option that looked like a phone and didn't attempt to call attention to itself as a fashion statement. Apple banked on the lower price offering requiring further differentiation and uniqueness to sell well. In fact, it requires less differentiation and more generic appeal to be acceptable to the larger market. They designed themselves into a tight niche, instead of opening themselves to a real market. Big mistake.
    - Steko 13y ago
      > Apple banked on the lower price offering This is a common mistake. The 5C was not lower priced, that was a pre-announcement rumor that turned out to be incorrect. The 5C was lower costing to make. It was intentionally made to "look cheaper" because they didn't want to offer the 5 as the 2nd phone they felt not enough people would buy the high end 5S. Now they sold fewer 5C's than they would have if they used the 5 but more 5S's and made more money because of the cheaper parts for the 5C. > larger market.., instead of opening themselves to a real market. Big mistake. Last I checked Apple makes more than half of the industry profits. I'm sure they would shocked to learn that they have missed the "real market"
      - camillomiller 13y ago
        Actually, I think that 80% of the smartphone market profits would be more in the ballpark.
    - micampe 13y ago
      This is the first time I read this point of view. I don’t think it is as widely shared as you believe. Every complaint I read about the 5C is that it is not cheap enough.

iPhone 5s actually proved the exact contrary seems to be true...

melling 13y ago

Do you mean the 5c? I'm pretty sure that the margins are high on that phone. It's still expensive for what you get.

camillomiller 13y ago
No, I mean that Apple sold shiploads of iPhone 5s without lowering the price at all. It was even more expensive than the iPhone 5 in many countries

calinet6 13y ago

The 5c was a case of a missed fashion trend, not price.

micampe 13y ago
Elaborate please?
- calinet6 13y ago
  I'm surprised the opinion is controversial. Every complaint I've seen against the 5c was that it looked unprofessional, was too colorful, or looked cheap. People didn't buy the 5s over the 5c because it was expensive or offered more features or power. They bought it because it was the only option that looked like a phone and didn't attempt to call attention to itself as a fashion statement. Apple banked on the lower price offering requiring further differentiation and uniqueness to sell well. In fact, it requires less differentiation and more generic appeal to be acceptable to the larger market. They designed themselves into a tight niche, instead of opening themselves to a real market. Big mistake.
  - Steko 13y ago
    > Apple banked on the lower price offering This is a common mistake. The 5C was not lower priced, that was a pre-announcement rumor that turned out to be incorrect. The 5C was lower costing to make. It was intentionally made to "look cheaper" because they didn't want to offer the 5 as the 2nd phone they felt not enough people would buy the high end 5S. Now they sold fewer 5C's than they would have if they used the 5 but more 5S's and made more money because of the cheaper parts for the 5C. > larger market.., instead of opening themselves to a real market. Big mistake. Last I checked Apple makes more than half of the industry profits. I'm sure they would shocked to learn that they have missed the "real market"
    - camillomiller 13y ago
      Actually, I think that 80% of the smartphone market profits would be more in the ballpark.
  - micampe 13y ago
    This is the first time I read this point of view. I don’t think it is as widely shared as you believe. Every complaint I read about the 5C is that it is not cheap enough.