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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by steve_adams_86 on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @03:01PM (#27824839)
Considering it's only accessory to a $1000+ device, it seems like it isn't really for poor people, either.
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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by hu3 on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @03:43PM (#27825354)
My friend paints houses 4 days a week average for $25/h. No fancy stuff just wall painting.

He's always packing the latest iPhone Pro.

If iPhones are a status symbol, I'm not sure to whom.

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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by umisays on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @05:30PM (#27826554)
Well above the $7.25/hr minimum wage then, and still above the $15-20 estimated average hourly wage for US workers.

So iPhones are a status symbol for people like your friend, who are making more money than the average citizen, if that clears it up for you.

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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by scarface74 on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @03:38PM (#27825281)
1. Hardly anyone in the US pays for their phone outright. It’s a combination of interest free payment plans and subsidies/rebates

2. The iPhone 12 mini is $699

3. Half of the US is not “rich”. But somehow they manage to have iPhones.

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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by stalfosknight on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @03:42PM (#27825346)
The iPhone 12 starts at $699.
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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by steve_adams_86 on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @05:45PM (#27826675)
My mistake, I’m thinking in CAD and the starting price is $979.

To me that still seems like a lot of money.

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Re:Apple MagSafe Battery Pack by ggpp on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @05:55PM (#27826760)
The iPhone 12 starts at $729. You get a $30 rebate if you sign up for a new phone plan.
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