$1,449.00
What a country!
Posted on 01/29/2019 4:33:58 PM PST by conservative98
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple hoped to offset slowing demand for iPhones by raising the prices of its most important product, but that strategy seems to have backfired after sales sagged during the holiday shopping season.
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$1,449.00
What a country!
iPhones have reached the point computers reached a decade ago... older phones are still quite serviceable and most of the time there is no urgent need to replace them.
$5,000 each would really increase sales!!
Apple might pick up some business for desk tops when Microsoft dumps their customers next year
Finite demand. It’s a bitch.
And that makes me sad. You’ll never Ctrl+C, Ctrl+V properly again.
iPhones have dropped features that I liked - headphone jack, home button. See no need to move to Xr until my 7 dies.
It is interesting that after this announcement their stock price has gone up in after hours trading; maybe swordmaker can explain why?
If price gouging doesn’t work, maybe they can get with Gillette for some other great marketing ideas.
Probably any news is better than none.
https://www.barrons.com/articles/apple-first-quarter-earnings-51548800132
Exactly. I’m still on a 6s+ or something. A couple generations back. Just now thinking about upgrading, over 4 years old.
You must be a financial wizard... that is basically what Barrons said.
My Daughter has a $900 Apple I phone. It doesn’t seem all that much nicer than my cheap Samsung galaxy J7. I got it last year on Black Friday. It was $99 with a $49 rebate. Total cost $50.
“$1,449.00”
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Just wait 6 months and ya can buy a rubber doorstop for a buck at the hardware store instead - same thrill, less pricey.
Market was expecting worse news. So the recent drop in Apple was based on lower expectations.
Unless Apple discontinues support of your old phone through no OS updates meaning that you can’t get the newest app and that feature eventually stops working. At $1000 plus to keep up with support gets expensive.
Holding my last eyephone
Too pricy and bad politics
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