Wish Apple could go back to their original line-up concept. All these -r, -Max, Pro 10, 11, 12..., you name it, are stretching the iOS team thin besides obviously confusing the customer. One iPhone, two iPads, and no more three-year-old phones on sale as is the case with the 7. iOS was not meant to deal fragmentation. This could also boost the products’ desirability, so to speak, which has long been the staple of Apple’s well-being.
So, cut sales by half? A lot of us think the opposite, that Apple needs a $500 phone, a $400 phone and for countries than can’t afford those, a $300 phone as well. Possibly even a $250 phone.
The customer price shouldn't be affected much but we as consumers still benefit as it gives Apple more room to add more features at a similar price.
The more $$ Apple can save, the more features we get without a price hike.
Unsurprisingly, you got that wrong. The more $$ Apple can save, the more profit they make without a price hike.
Yeah because iPhones haven't changed in YEARS!
/Meme
What?
Following the "every iPhone is the same!" meme parroted by iKnockoff users (Remember iPhone 7?).
Truth is, every new feature is EXPENSIVE. Apple cutting costs means we get more features without affecting consumer price much. Something you seem to think is mythical.
Now if every iPhone were literally the same, Apple would be making a killing over the years of cutting costs. It's good if Apple profits go up but they aren't gonna find cheaper ways to get something good done and not improve hardware.
Apple is bloated. They need to trim staff to regain the agility and efficiency they once had. Apple had about 20,000 staff when the iPhone was introduced. Now they have 132,000. Why? What do all those staff do? The R&D cost has ballooned similarly but with what result?
Ah yes, a guy who has never stepped foot anywhere near corporate believes himself an expect on Apple’s HR and operations. Never mind that Apple is the most successful operations in history, you know best — because if you as a consumer never see things personally (such as R&D projects) it means they do not exist! LOL
Hint: go to Apple’s jobs site and browse the listings. You’d be surprised at all the internal projects needed by a big company.
Wish Apple could go back to their original line-up concept. All these -r, -Max, Pro 10, 11, 12..., you name it, are stretching the iOS team thin besides obviously confusing the customer. One iPhone, two iPads, and no more three-year-old phones on sale as is the case with the 7. iOS was not meant to deal fragmentation. This could also boost the products’ desirability, so to speak, which has long been the staple of Apple’s well-being.
iPhones and iPads aren’t fragmented. Different screen sizes doesn’t phase a properly built app due to dynamic layout features. The existence of different sizes prevents price umbrellas for competitors to hide under.
Apple has always sold the older iPhone models. My buddy recently bought a 7 because he likes the price and doesn’t give a crap about processors.
Wish Apple could go back to their original line-up concept. All these -r, -Max, Pro 10, 11, 12..., you name it, are stretching the iOS team thin besides obviously confusing the customer. One iPhone, two iPads, and no more three-year-old phones on sale as is the case with the 7. iOS was not meant to deal fragmentation. This could also boost the products’ desirability, so to speak, which has long been the staple of Apple’s well-being.
iPhone Xt, Xu, Xv,... would be the new linear progression and I'd bet on Xr is followed by Xq, Xp,...
Both nice and linear.
iOS has been reworked so much to deal with scale there is no reason for Apple to not try and offer range. They could go wider.
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Hint: go to Apple’s jobs site and browse the listings. You’d be surprised at all the internal projects needed by a big company.
Apple has always sold the older iPhone models. My buddy recently bought a 7 because he likes the price and doesn’t give a crap about processors.