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Re:Google is paying Apple billions per year to remain on the... by swiley on Monday August 14, 2017 @06:00PM (#15013400)
>To first order, iPhone owners spend money. Android owners don't. This is because your average iPhone user cares more about what phone they're using and simply uses it more.

More like, is willing to spend $700 on a phone.

The problem with android is that even the "high end" android phones (in the US anyway) are still just wrappers around the snapdragon 8xx SOCs. They're all exactly the same and feel almost as closed as the iphone.

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Re:Google is paying Apple billions per year to remain on the... by genericpseudo on Monday August 14, 2017 @06:55PM (#15013765)
Turns out paying $700 is a pretty good proxy for "caring", though!
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Re:Google is paying Apple billions per year to remain on the... by feld on Monday August 14, 2017 @07:42PM (#15014054)
Can you even get an iPhone for $700 anymore? When I got the 6S (not plus) with 128GB memory for myself and my wife they were $1100 each I think?
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Re:Google is paying Apple billions per year to remain on the... by willhslade on Monday August 14, 2017 @10:21PM (#15014820)
They still sell iPhone SEs for under $500, although that's debatable about whether it's an actual iPhone or not.
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Re:Google is paying Apple billions per year to remain on the... by 1123581321 on Monday August 14, 2017 @08:10PM (#15014237)
The 128GB 6S was $849 USD. 64 was $750 and 16 was $650.
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Re:Google is paying Apple billions per year to remain on the... by feld on Monday August 21, 2017 @12:41PM (#15065791)
You have to include Applecare+ or you're buying a phone without a warranty. That's another $150 i think and then tax
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Re:Google is paying Apple billions per year to remain on the... by 1123581321 on Monday August 21, 2017 @07:46PM (#15068707)
When people compare phone prices, they don't count extended warranties in the listed price.

iPhones have a warranty at list price; AppleCare extends it and increases the scope of service.

I do agree that anyone who plans on purchasing an extended warranty for any product research it ahead of time so the total purchase price fits into their budget, though, and the same goes for sales taxes.

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