foregoneconclusion

charlesn said:

foregoneconclusion said:

$550 isn't really an "ultra premium" price range for headphones. It's really more a of mid-range. There are all kinds of products in the $700 to $1,0000 price range. 

Yeah, no. This is like saying the Mercedes G-Wagon is really more of a mid-range SUV because Lambo, Bentley, Rolls, etc SUVs can cost twice as much and MUCH more. $550 for wireless cans is an ultrapremium price tag relative to the rest of the market, overall, and certainly to Apple's most direct competition from Sony and Bose. 

LOL...economy range for headphones is $100 to $300. Mid range is $300 to $600. High end range would be $600 to $1,000. You have to go above $1,000 to really start looking for something "ultra premium".

That's not really different relative to cars where economy is $15,000 to $25,000, mid range is $30,000 to $60,000, and luxury would be $60,000 to $90,000. The current average new car price is around $45,000 right now.  

$550 isn't really an "ultra premium" price range for headphones. It's really more a of mid-range. There are all kinds of products in the $700 to $1,0000 price range. 

tiredskills said:

foregoneconclusion said:

The reason the charging port is on the bottom is due to the original removable battery option. The charging port is in the same location as the latch for the removable battery cover. That allowed Apple to save $$ by keeping the industrial design almost identical between the two different versions. 

That's ok then.  I'm perfectly happy to accept suboptimal design if it contributes to Apple's bottom line.

It would have been suboptimal design without the fast charging capability. But since it could charge for the work day in five minutes, keeping the internal design arrangement almost identical to the removable battery version makes more sense than spending time/money on giving the end user five minutes of tethered work time. 

The reason the charging port is on the bottom is due to the original removable battery option. The charging port is in the same location as the latch for the removable battery cover. That allowed Apple to save $$ by keeping the industrial design almost identical between the two different versions. 

hexclock said:

foregoneconclusion said:

hexclock said:

mark fearing said:

darbus69 said:

anyone who kisses the orange monsters ring is not doing the world any good, no matter what, period.

I would rather pay more for my all my creepy capitalistic goods than bow down to him.

I agree but the industrial entities always cave to fascists first. Germany, Italy, they fall in line.

What hyperbolic nonsense. Get over it, you lost. Try again in 4 years. 

FYI...Trump still doesn't believe he lost the 2020 election.

https://www.nj.com/politics/2024/12/to-work-in-the-trump-administration-you-must-correctly-answer-these-3-questions.html

So Biden got more votes than Obama, yet all those extra voters just stayed home this time? Something doesn’t add up. 

What "doesn't add up" is the idea that Democrats have the ability to cheat to win but inexplicably only choose to do it in 2020 and not also in 2016 and 2024.