DarthBuzzard t1_iyyek39 wrote
Reply to comment by theo2112 in Kuo: Apple Headset Shipments Potentially Delayed (Again) Until Second Half of 2023 by BiscuitOfGinger
> sell twice as many
Not this product though. It's rumored to be a very expensive device.
theo2112 t1_iyyi1k3 wrote
The first iPhone was (I believe) $600 with no subsidy available when paying even $1 for a cell phone was unheard of.
The first iPod (the very first) was expensive relative to other mp3 players.
Again, by Apples playbook you don’t have to be cheap if your product is the best. And, again based on past products, having the first gen be somewhat unattainable for the average person only fuels the demand when gen 2 rolls around at a lower price.
LawsMan t1_iyyo8i5 wrote
The iPhone started at $499 (over $700 today) and required a two year service contract with AT&T. That was a lot of money then too. You’re right that it’s the iterations that bring costs down and expand markets.
People doubting Apple sound a lot like Balmer and the head of Palm:
“We’ve learned and struggled for a few years here figuring out how to make a decent phone. PC guys are not going to just figure this out. They’re not going to just walk in.” —Palm CEO Ed Colligan, November 16, 2006
DarthBuzzard t1_iyyjmmp wrote
We're talking a possible $2000-3000 device here.
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