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Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by cromka on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @03:17PM (#37486410)
They are listening to their sales numbers and the numbers say that customers are, in fact, not interested in Mini.
Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by lastofthemojito on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @03:31PM (#37486677)
I'm on Team Mini as well, but I can see why Apple canned it: https://www.macrumors.com/2022/04/21/iphone-13-mini-unpopula...
Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by jacobp100 on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @04:28PM (#37487733)
The SE also doesn’t do amazingly. The markup on the mini must have been way higher though. Its a shame
Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by CephalopodMD on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @03:58PM (#37487209)
I'd argue the opposite! The segment is a minority, but the need within that segment is strong. It is not a 1 size fits all product, and 2-3% of your customer base might leave if a competitor fulfills that need. For your main revenue generator, that's not insignificant. See the Prego pasta sauce story https://www.enablemarketing.ie/can-business-learn-spaghetti-...
Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by alsodumb on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @04:04PM (#37487330)
Assuming that there is a fixed cost associated with the mini production line, and assuming they sales and service based revenue from mini users isn’t a lot, it doesn’t make financial sense to have the mini line.

Also, where exactly are the users gonna go? The smallest is probably one of those Samsung foldable ones. But you’re really underestimating how bad android ecosystem can be (this is coming from someone who’s been hardcore android fan until recently). Maybe I’m getting older, but I really like the part where a lot of things with apple just work.

Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by hot_gril on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @08:22PM (#37490534)
> Also, where exactly are the users gonna go?

Exactly. Apple can influence what their customers want to some degree, rather than listening. Just has to be better than Android, which is a low bar for Apple.

A cleaner example is Bluetooth audio vs jack. iPhones had both forever, but BT wasn't popular. One day Apple coaxed everyone onto BT, probably realizing they can make a killing selling AirPods that way. Samsung thought maybe this would send a few customers their way, so they started advertising that they still have a jack, but nope.

Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by accrual on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @06:25PM (#37489417)
> The segment is a minority, but the need within that segment is strong.

The only issue I see with this argument is that it doesn't matter to Corp if a small minority really wants Thing, it only matters if selling Thing makes more money than not selling Thing.

Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by underbluewaters on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @04:05PM (#37487338)
I think the problem is that the same people who care a lot about their phone's form factor also care about features. We need an iPhone Mini Pro with high end cameras. I'm not going to settle for so-so pics of my toddler.
Re:iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus by mackrevinack on Tuesday September 12, 2023 @06:38PM (#37489558)
most manufacturers gimp their smaller phones so its not surprising that the larger versions sell more