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Re:Netflix Premium in the Netherlands: €13.99 a Month in Chr... by willio58 on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @02:15PM (#19371252)
As a Mac user, macs are not luxury devices. They are a little more expensive for a vastly (in my opinion) more coherent and Unix-y experience, in comparison to Windows machines. In reality I spent a few hundred more on a computer that I’ve used going on 5 years now, recouping the extra cost with a few more hours of freelance work.

If any software I use suddenly charged more for Mac than Windows, I would use a different product immediately.

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Re:Netflix Premium in the Netherlands: €13.99 a Month in Chr... by aidenn0 on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @04:04PM (#19372399)
How is more expensive for a better experience not a luxury product?
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Re:Netflix Premium in the Netherlands: €13.99 a Month in Chr... by phobius on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @04:21PM (#19372588)
I'd equate it more to the difference between spending an extra $100 on a solid pair of boots which last 4x longer (cheaper over time) - we're not talking diamond-encrusted phones here

(That said, Apple are doing a great job of losing this value prop)

When I've bought Macs they've often been an older model - luxury-pricing-wise that's nothing next to an Alienware or Surface

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Re:Netflix Premium in the Netherlands: €13.99 a Month in Chr... by zzzcpan on Tuesday March 12, 2019 @04:08PM (#19372447)
A better experience here means just a little bit more bearable to use, not a luxury product experience.
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