Apple Had Five Ways to Fuel Earnings. Only One Still Works

Re:Apple Had Five Ways to Fuel Earnings. Only One Still Works by phillipburch on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:52AM (#18816563)

Unfortunately, I think one of their problems is that iPhones last too long. I'm still very happy with my iPhone 6. The spec updates aren't as tantalizing as they used to be.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Apple Had Five Ways to Fuel Earnings. Only One Still Works by lallysingh on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:56AM (#18816612)

Don't worry. Many people buy new ones based on gimmicks (the notch, marginally thinner devices, etc). But they're running out of those too.

Having a reputation for low quality would kill the demand they have now. Their strategy is to entice upgrades, not to replace on breakage. Which is better, as it makes for a happier consumer that had choices on this.

BTW: did you change your battery?

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Apple Had Five Ways to Fuel Earnings. Only One Still Works by gammateam on Thursday January 03, 2019 @11:56AM (#18816611)

Apple tried a slow drip of already ready features for half a decade

But they couldnt do it forever

[ Parent | on HN ]