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  • Apple's established 'staircase model' suggests 'iPhone 8' price could reach $1100

    mattrogers_2mattrogers_2
    How much of this is to adjust for inflation? It has been 10 years now. $650 in 2007 is $786 in 2017 dollars. The value proposition has gotten far better with time as the phones have only increased in quality and greater features, while the base price stayed the same....FOR TEN YEARS.
    StrangeDaysalbegarcradarthekatcornchippscooter63watto_cobra[Deleted User]lolliver

  • Watch: HEIF vs. JPEG on iPhone 8 compared

    mattrogers_2mattrogers_2
    Am I the only one that doesn’t see the quality difference at all? I’m picky about such things and I simply don’t see it. 
    cornchipwatto_cobraAvieshek

  • Apple fighting movie studios to keep 4K films priced at $20 on iTunes

    mattrogers_2mattrogers_2
    gatorguy said:
    This is a two-headed coin. While paying less for media content is nice for consumers (and Apple will profit more if iTunes is the go-to for movies) it may discourage content creators investment in quality films and music. It's already tough for music performers and writers to make a living from streaming songs, and studios may suffer from ever-cheaper movie streaming as well with big-budget productions making less and less financial sense, especially as theater visits are declining.

    The problem they will have is with Apple having a least a two-prong approach to forcing their way, reduce old-line studios and production houses profits by demanding lower prices while trumpeting the benefit to consumers (!),  and at the same time using some of the Apple $B's to start their own shows and movies to compete with and replace them. IMO bending now would seem to play into Apple's plans to be the major force in video too just as they were in music. 
    You're kidding. Right? Have you seen the sort of bank the studios make on tentpole films?
    StrangeDayslongpath