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   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:43:05 -0800, Alan wrote:   
      
   > On 2025-12-16 13:01, chrisv wrote:   
   >> Alan wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> And offering higher quality for higher prices is not "giving people   
   >>> the impression of higher quality".   
   >>   
   >> Lots of companies do this.  Economists have a name for it - a Giffen   
   >> good.   
   >>   
   >>   
   > Ummmmmm...no.   
   >   
   > Look up the actual definition of a "Giffen good" and you'll see that it   
   > doesn't match up very well at all with Apple's products.   
      
   Veblen came closer to the Apple model.   
      
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