Re:Apple Q4/2022
by seti0Cha on Friday October 28, 2022 @10:17AM
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You're right, not much status in just owning an iPhone. You need to own the latest iPhone, preferably the "pro" model to gain status. However, you can lose status by having cheap or old gear. When I was a kid if you wore off-brand sneakers other kids would make fun of you. Now I understand that kids feel some pressure to appear with the right colored chat bubbles in iMessage. The status game is pretty complex.
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Re:Apple Q4/2022
by scarface74 on Friday October 28, 2022 @10:47AM
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In the US almost anyone can afford the “latest phone” on a no interest payment plan from either Apple or the carrier. T-mobile doesn’t even run a credit check if you have been with them for a year.
Apple has kept the same design for 3 years. You can’t tell whether it’s the “latest” or not. You definitely can’t tell whether it’s pro or not if you have a case.
You win, nobody feels like a bigshot for having the latest phone, they buy them because they need all the new features.
Re:Apple Q4/2022
by scarface74 on Friday October 28, 2022 @05:09PM
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You can buy an iPhone 14 Pro Max for $46/month. You can buy an iPhone SE for $18/month - both from Apple interest free.
No one is impressed by a device that over 300 million people buy a year or that you spent $46/month instead of $18/month.