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Re:The Secret Economics of the Birkin Bag by seabass-labrax on Monday July 24, 2023 @05:39PM (#36854584)
From vodafone.co.uk:

  Samsung Galaxy A14 5G - £15 per month + £9  upfront
                          £563 in total  (3yrs no inflation)
  Apple iPhone 11       - £32 per month + £19 upfront
                          £1191 in total (3yrs no inflation)
The iPhone 11 is being sold for £480 on Amazon - I'm struggling to see where the heavy discount is.
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Re:The Secret Economics of the Birkin Bag by bluedino on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @08:37AM (#36876628)
In the USA, pre-paid providers offer the iPhone 11 for $49

https://www.boostmobile.com/stores/offers?intcid:HP:BF:Banne...

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Re:The Secret Economics of the Birkin Bag by seabass-labrax on Thursday July 27, 2023 @06:27PM (#36900968)
That link is blocked for me, unfortunately. Assuming that it is indeed cheaper than the equivalent models from competitors, why do the carriers do it? Do Apple subsidise the offer to maintain market share so that they can sell add-on products?
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Re:The Secret Economics of the Birkin Bag by gamblor956 on Thursday July 27, 2023 @01:33PM (#36897208)
The iPhone 14 Pro is being offered for free, right now at Verizon...
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