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Re:Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors by tanilama on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @05:05PM (#18810728)
If there is no subsidies in US from carriers, I would say that would be a better comparison. Consider that 40% US family had less than 400 in their bank account.
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Re:Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors by votepaunchy on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @07:24PM (#18811721)
Subsidies have been largely eliminated but phones are now generally purchased on 0% interest installment plans (no more early termination fees).
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Re:Letter from Tim Cook to Apple Investors by ineedasername on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @09:18PM (#18812288)
Interest free installments are all well and good, but as subsidies were phased out, there was really no decrease in overall plan price. So now we pay full freight on the handset and still have the same bill.
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