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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by copperx on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @08:01PM (#30609708)
> Not sure how the US consumers would feel about their iPhone jumping in price by 30%.

Apple sells iPhones in Mexico at 30% over the US price and you still see iPhones everywhere, even considering the purchasing power of the average Mexican is about 1/10 of an American.

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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by moonchrome on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @07:06AM (#30613571)
Mobile Vendor Market Share in Mexico - February 2022 Apple 17.12%

In the US apple is regularly above 50%, not to mention that the US market app store revenue per user should be higher as well. There's a reason Apple has segmented their products where they previously only sold flagship devices.

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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by InvertedRhodium on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @09:34PM (#30610315)
Not only that - the price increase from the iPhone 8 to the iPhone X, adjusted for inflation, was sightly more than 20% and people still bought iPhones.

The most recent ones are even more expensive.

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