Re:Daily Price Tracking for Trader Joes
by graphe on Thursday February 08, 2024 @12:36PM
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iPhones dropped in price as demand increased. Demand isn't as important as marketing, and this is probably supply limited rather than demand.
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Re:Daily Price Tracking for Trader Joes
by cycomanic on Thursday February 08, 2024 @01:42PM
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It doesn't really make sense to talk about a single product from a single supplier when talking about supply and demand. You completely leave out the competition side that drives the whole system.
Re:Daily Price Tracking for Trader Joes
by graphe on Thursday February 08, 2024 @01:44PM
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A single example of gravity not working means the theory of gravity doesn't work, unless you mean that economics should not have scientific scrutiny.
Economics is in a dire state of proving theories right. It only accounts for perfectly rational actors. A famous nobel prize winner was proven wrong in the same year or so and he said his graphs didn't account for it.
Re:Daily Price Tracking for Trader Joes
by jsight on Thursday February 08, 2024 @12:59PM
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iphones dropped in price?
Re:Daily Price Tracking for Trader Joes
by Etheryte on Thursday February 08, 2024 @01:11PM
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In practical terms, yes. Adjusted for inflation, a modern iPhone costs roughly the same as the ones in prior generations, except now you get a lot more bang for your buck with better battery life, improved camera, etc.
Re:Daily Price Tracking for Trader Joes
by shiroiuma on Friday February 09, 2024 @01:45AM
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iPhones aren't a monopoly (yet): they have to compete with Android phones still, plus Apple probably prioritizes increasing their marketshare and retaining customers over maximizing profit from iPhone sales. iPhones generate a lot of other profits from things like the app store, not just from the phone sales, so pricing the phones maximally would hurt those.