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Re:GE Fridge DRM Workaround by toohotatopic on Thursday June 11, 2020 @05:50AM (#23486977)
This should come down to profit margins. If TVs are sold for production costs or at a loss, then all profits come from advertising.

If buyers go for sticker prices and $10 make or break a deal, then it doesn't matter if the product costs $1000. If somebody can offer a similar product for $990, people will buy that. With all the features and options, what else but price is relevant unless you have time to study the subject?

Re:GE Fridge DRM Workaround by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday June 11, 2020 @06:35AM (#23487294)
That’s nieve.

Does it match your decor?

I think you’d be surprised by the number of people who buy something that’s in their price range but also matches their idea of what that thing should look like.

Style.

Re:GE Fridge DRM Workaround by rootusrootus on Thursday June 11, 2020 @12:03PM (#23490253)
At the $1000 point, most buyers are definitely focused on the price. Buyers who care about style are spending $2000+ on their fridge, and that's just for the low level stuff you find at a big box store.
Re:GE Fridge DRM Workaround by TheSpiceIsLife on Thursday June 11, 2020 @04:40PM (#23493072)
Waddayamean?

From my perspective, a $1000 screen is a significant purchase.

Hell, spending $500 on an appliance gives me pause.

Mind you, you’d probably laugh out loud if you saw what us locally employed (ie, not FIFO) tradespeople get paid.

Re:GE Fridge DRM Workaround by rootusrootus on Thursday June 11, 2020 @06:11PM (#23493814)
I'm sure it varies, of course, but where I live a thousand bucks will get you a bog standard side-by-side fridge of middling quality. Functional, but not the least bit exciting. Everyone seems to want french door models these days, and that pretty much instantly pushes you to the $2000 range.

We have a french door fridge and I loathe it. Someone told me to skip that and get a bottom freezer single-door, but my wife really wanted the french door. We regret it. The recommendation to avoid was spot-on.