iSRS

ITGUYINSD said:

omasou said:

The upgrade plans aren't worth the time or trouble. Especially, carrier plans that extend the period to 36 mo.

I gave up on eBay b/c of the scammers and Trade In companies that try to lower the value of the phone after they receive it. Either way too much hassle.

What I do...

I have an iPhone 13 Pro that I purchased last year from Apple on their 24 mo 0% payment plan. The remaining balance that I paid off was $424.

$   999 iPhone 14 Pro
$  -600 iPhone 13 Pro Apple Trade In value
$   399 net cost plan to pay in full

$ 399 + tax = $424

So for a $ 424 each year I have a new top of the line phone, no monthly commitment and less hassle in my life. The same can be accomplished using a monthly plan but is more complicated b/c you need to pay off the previous iPhone.

Either way a new phone works out to
~ 1/3 MSRP when kept for 1 year
~ 2/3 MSRP when kept for 2 years

By upgrading every year, I have the latest iPhone and the freshest battery.

Purchase AppleCare or not, but NOT a requirement. Cost is similar or less than carriers and I would rather deal w/Apple than a carrier. https://www.apple.com/support/products/iphone/

Not sure if I understand correctly or not, but in order to trade in your 13 Pro, you had to pay the balance of $424.  Now you own the phone (which you actually paid $848 out of pocket).  You get $600 trade in (at Apple?) and they give you $600 all up front at the time you pay for your 14 Pro?  So the remaining $424 (balance on the 14 Pro) -- you pay that upfront or over time?

Still seems like it costs you more than $424 each year. 

that "would allow Wilson to remain as chief executive of the combined company."

Umm…. Really? Think Amazon, Apple or Disney would even consider such a thing? Dude sounds like he’s on an ego trip

22july2013 said:

iSRS said:

Can anyone that understands this better than I do help me understand what the EU is trying to do here?

The EU and many other jurisdictions are trying to say that the end user should have full control over the features of the OS, and that the manufacturer's OS cannot limit what the device does.

Oddly, their ideals don't apply to cars, many of which are made in Europe and contain operating systems for their infotainment systems. I would actually consider certain EU models of cars if I could replace the infotainment OS with something else. But that would affect big EU companies' ability to control their customers, so the EU won't apply the same rules to their own manufacturers' devices.