Perhaps if Apple priced their products more sensibly more people would choose them more often. Competition and high iPhone prices is the main reason who less people are buying these phones. They are too darned expensive.
Apple offers phones from $449, which is $300 less than the equivalent from three years ago. The fact that they decided to expand the product line upwards with premium phones does not make the entire product line "too darned expensive," and is not the reason why "less people are buying these phones."
No they don't. Follow the bouncing asteriks.
The least expensive new iPhone appears to be $749 (I'm willing to be corrected), but if you'll give them a decent phone in return they'll give you a credit towards it of as much as $300. But you can't buy a new iPhone in the US from Apple or anyone else for $449.00.
It's not so different from getting a from truck dealers offer all the time saying you can buy a $55K truck for just $35K... ... after $7,000 down in cash or trade, all known factory rebates with no guarantee you qualify for any of 'em, and financing thru the dealer.
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https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-7
^ Triggered by empathy and support for equal human rights.
Tim is spooked by recession in China, which has many signs indicating that is happening.
https://daringfireball.net/2019/01/the_r_word