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Re:Google Pixel Fold by LeifCarrotson on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @07:49PM (#35895207)
They're hoping to sell to you based on the value it provides rather than the cost to produce the thing.

Classic sales reframing tactic for obscene 500%+ margin products: You should buy this thing far above market rate because it's worth a lot to you, not because it's priced at a realistic BOM + labor + reasonable profit margin.

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Re:Google Pixel Fold by lotsofpulp on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @08:49PM (#35895798)
How is this phone far above market rate? Which competing products with equivalent functionality are far below it?
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Re:Google Pixel Fold by Dylan16807 on Thursday May 11, 2023 @03:37AM (#35899012)
They're talking about the tactic in general.
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Re:Google Pixel Fold by unpopular42 on Thursday May 11, 2023 @05:18AM (#35899739)
If you sell at BOM + labor + reasonable profit margin, who pays for R&D and who covers the risks? This makes no sense
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Re:Google Pixel Fold by ahoya on Thursday May 11, 2023 @09:57AM (#35902165)
Are you joking? The reasonable profit margin pays for R&D. Unreasonable margins and over priced crap hurts everyone.
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Re:Google Pixel Fold by unpopular42 on Thursday May 11, 2023 @01:12PM (#35905132)
Well, in this case it all boils down to a personal choice of what you label "reasonable".
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