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Originally Posted by Fat Abe View Post
Apple's long term survival depends on establishing a line of cheaper products. The compter device market is not like the automobile market. A company can't expect to prosper like Mercedes in a business where the products are eventually commoditized.
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Originally Posted by SteveEisenberg
I don't see why they shouldn't be able to keep on coming out out new improved models, every year, for decades if not centuries. Even without Moore's law, Mercedes has been making frequent product improvements since 1901, or since 1886 if you count Benz.
Apple is a luxury brand. As such, they aren't going to keep a big market share on any newly introduced product for long. If computers, handheld or otherwise, become truly commoditized, Apple is toast. So why should they even worry about it?
Like any successful tech company, they will have bigger ups and downs than in most other industries. And, with ups and downs, they've done quite well with a high-price high-quality model. I don't think they would do better by cheapening their brand.
I don't buy what I perceive to be luxury goods. Consistent with that, the only Apple products I have bought are used Apple II series machines. But, hey, they didn't get where they are by catering to me.
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Mercedes is expensive auto. average new cost more than 50 times cost of new Apple phone (30K, 40K, 50K, 60K to 600 USD)
will be maintained. will have average life at least 10 years
no proper comparison for Apple phone to Mercedes.
Mercedes like boats
rich people buy a few new
as years pass and price "slowly" drops, less rich people buy the old ones
while same rich people buy other new ones