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Title: Why the iPhone is more expensive than ever Post by: HCK on September 21, 2018, 04:05:15 pm Why the iPhone is more expensive than ever
<article> <section class="page"> <p>In the aftermath of <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/3305319/iphone-ipad/everything-apple-announced-at-its-september-12-gather-round-event.html" rel="noopener" target="_blank">last week’s Apple announcements[/url], it’s so easy to refer to the $749 iPhone XR as a low-price, bargain model, in contrast to the $999 iPhone XS and the $1,099 iPhone XS Max. But just three years ago, $749 was what Apple charged for the most expensive new iPhone in its product line, the iPhone 6s Plus.</p><p>It’s never been more expensive to walk into an Apple store and walk out with an iPhone. Changes in the way wireless carriers approach their customers have led, unsurprisingly, to changes in the buying behavior of those same smartphone users. The change in buying patterns then affects Apple, which makes its own changes to compensate.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3307179/iphone-ipad/why-the-iphone-is-more-expensive-than-ever.html#jump">To read this article in full, please click here[/url]</p></section></article> Source: Why the iPhone is more expensive than ever (https://www.macworld.com/article/3307179/iphone-ipad/why-the-iphone-is-more-expensive-than-ever.html#tk.rss_all) |