XPost: comp.mobile.ipad, misc.phone.mobile.iphone   
   From: arlen@arlen.com   
      
   On Sun, 13 Jan 2019 01:04:38 -0000 (UTC), arlen holder wrote:   
      
   > o "*It's possible Apple wants to test the market's feedback*"   
      
   Apparently Apple has been struggling for almost a year with how to "market   
   the message", that the line of merely incremental iPhones were priced   
   astronomically too high!   
      
   Look at this article, from almost a year ago, which clearly explains that   
   Apple simply priced their phones too high - but - that Apple doesn't want   
   to look like they did that - which is why Tim Cook, in the latest   
   interview, hinted at spending much of their efforts devising ways to fool   
   the customer with hide-the-price games that only stupid customers will   
   believe.   
      
   While I agree the average iPhone customer is easily fooled, it seems that,   
   for the first time, the sheep finally looked up and realized they were   
   being screwed  - so - they reacted - the sheep simply stopped grazing.   
      
   This should be no surprise to Apple, despite the fact that Tim Cook said it   
   was.   
      
   o Can Apple Ever Walk Back on iPhone Pricing?   
   o The Mac maker is caught between a rock and a hard place with its pricing   
   strategy.   
      
      "*Apple finds itself caught between two unappealing alternatives*   
      Some companies are able to occasionally justify price reductions   
      by saying they are delivering cost savings back to consumers,   
      but that page appears to be missing out of Apple's marketing playbook.   
      Most of the time, Apple prefers to quietly pocket cost savings in order   
      to boost its margins, which is good for investors at the expense of   
      consumers"   
      
   What they got wrong was that now, even investors, are hurt:   
   o Astronomical Apple iPhone pricing is bad for consumers   
   o Astronomical Apple iPhone pricing is bad for investors   
      
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