If they put a $1000 price on a stand AND people buy it, then that's what the stand is worth. At the very least, there's a market at that price.
> Just imagine if we introduce the product under a different name, would people buy them?
That monitor and stand are selling because they cost significantly less than what people have been paying. Monitors of that class were being rented for hundreds of dollars per week.
Re:Apple Mac Pro Available to Buy
by shotashotshota on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @01:31PM
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> If they put a $1000 price on a stand AND people buy it, then that's what the stand is worth
I guess, but that doesn't change the fact that its dumb.
Re:Apple Mac Pro Available to Buy
by colejohnson66 on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @04:30PM
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Dumb to you, not to them.
Re:Apple Mac Pro Available to Buy
by scarface74 on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @01:21PM
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Do you buy the cheapest car that will get you from point A to point B? Do you live in the cheapest house that provides you shelter?
Re:Apple Mac Pro Available to Buy
by shotashotshota on Tuesday December 10, 2019 @01:24PM
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No, like I said, I like to think that I buy the stuff that have the highest value to price ratio. I fully agree that brands have value, if I am Japanese in the Edo era or whatever, I would feel great pleasure from buying an iron made by local electric shops. But imagine if the iron explodes after every 2nd usages, you must wonder if I am making a sound decision or not.
Wouldn't you agree its a problem if people are spending money on an option that have better alternatives? Call it consumer education, activism, whatever ...
Whats more, Apple is a standard setter. They make decisions that others tend to follow because they have such a huge market that everyone wants to partake in.
Just imagine if we introduce the product under a different name, would people buy them? If not then we are putting such a high price on the brand name.
I personally don't buy anything anymore...