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So does this mean Apple will finally stop shipping a 16GB iPhone as entry level? Not to mention the iPad. The original iPad came out over 5 years ago with 16

by Teckla 11y ago

So does this mean Apple will finally stop shipping a 16GB iPhone as entry level? Not to mention the iPad. The original iPad came out over 5 years ago with 16 GB of storage. Entry level iPads still have 16 GB of storage. Given that iOS has gotten bigger and retina iPads made a lot of apps bigger, entry level iPad storage has actually regressed considerably. Pretty confusing, given that flash prices have gone down considerably in 5 years. I guess you don't bank $200 billion by being generous to your customers.

keithly 11y ago
They want to push customers to use iCloud for data storage.
- hueving 11y ago
  No, they want to squeeze an extra $100 out of you for $5 of flash storage. Most people will pay it too because 16GB is pretty crippling. It's like buying a new car that comes with a 5 gallon gas tank that costs $40,000 and having to pay $50,000 for the same model except with a 10 gallon tank. Everyone knows it's a rip off but the car is really cool otherwise and there is no way to change the tank yourself.
curun1r 11y ago
Complaining about overpriced/limited storage options in the iPad/iPhone is like complaining about overpriced/limited food options at a sporting event, airport or any other venue where you've got no other option than to buy from an approved vendor. With lock-in comes higher prices.
- coldtea 11y ago
  There's no lock-in what's at play here for most people. You can get a tablet/smartphone from several vendors, including Samsung, Google and Microsoft and people switch from iOs to Android and back all the time. It's not like apps are a huge investment or that it's hard to move your data across. These people WANT to buy the iPad/iPhone, instead of something else. So a more accurate response would be "with desirability come higher prices".
  - simplexion 11y ago
    We have students who WANT to buy Apple products like crazy at the school I work at. The majority of responses for why they want them is, "They look pretty."
    - coldtea 11y ago
      Well, they do. But as a seasoned IT pro who cut his teeth on Sun OS and HP-UX back in the day, having a high end machine, with a great screen, great battery life and quite light to carry around that also has a friendly UI and runs a full blown UNIX underneath but also gets all major proprietary programs is nothing to sneer at either, pretty or not. There's a reason even Linus Torvalds carried a MacBook Air (though I think he found something even lighter now).

by Teckla 11y ago

keithly 11y ago

They want to push customers to use iCloud for data storage.

hueving 11y ago
No, they want to squeeze an extra $100 out of you for $5 of flash storage. Most people will pay it too because 16GB is pretty crippling. It's like buying a new car that comes with a 5 gallon gas tank that costs $40,000 and having to pay $50,000 for the same model except with a 10 gallon tank. Everyone knows it's a rip off but the car is really cool otherwise and there is no way to change the tank yourself.

curun1r 11y ago

Complaining about overpriced/limited storage options in the iPad/iPhone is like complaining about overpriced/limited food options at a sporting event, airport or any other venue where you've got no other option than to buy from an approved vendor. With lock-in comes higher prices.

coldtea 11y ago
There's no lock-in what's at play here for most people. You can get a tablet/smartphone from several vendors, including Samsung, Google and Microsoft and people switch from iOs to Android and back all the time. It's not like apps are a huge investment or that it's hard to move your data across. These people WANT to buy the iPad/iPhone, instead of something else. So a more accurate response would be "with desirability come higher prices".
- simplexion 11y ago
  We have students who WANT to buy Apple products like crazy at the school I work at. The majority of responses for why they want them is, "They look pretty."
  - coldtea 11y ago
    Well, they do. But as a seasoned IT pro who cut his teeth on Sun OS and HP-UX back in the day, having a high end machine, with a great screen, great battery life and quite light to carry around that also has a friendly UI and runs a full blown UNIX underneath but also gets all major proprietary programs is nothing to sneer at either, pretty or not. There's a reason even Linus Torvalds carried a MacBook Air (though I think he found something even lighter now).