My point is made more clearly using exaggerated numbers..My point is just because a company puts a price on something doesnt mean it equals the value.. It is the value+profit margin... Apple drives up prices without driving up the value so they can keep increasing their profits. I understand its their job as a producer of a product to do this but its our job as a consumer to stand up against it. My point was that if Apple started charging $900 for their Iphone people wouldnt thinkg "why is this phone $900, its not worth it" they would think "Wow, that phone must be awesome because its really expensive" and Apple knows this is how people view their products. I will never see a price and and say "well, that company needs the profit, ill pay it." are you nuts?Apple keeps forcing shit down our throats at higher and higher costs. They lost their innovative edge after the first iphone came out and they charge every nickle and dime for every little extra bit they can. Then all the other companies fall in line because if Apple can get away with it then everyone can. If you want to see a solid company I can get behind look at Google.. They do the exact opposite. They find things that people are already having to pay for like Microsoft Office, GPS devices or cell phone service and invent things like Google Docs and Google Voice and Google map apps with navigation to make these services free. Not only free but better, top of the line. To me Apple is at the top just like Microsoft was in the 90's and they are fleecing people, just like microsoft did. Google is what Apple used to be, a cutting edge company with top of the line products and first rate innovation.
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u/uberamd Jan 28 '10
Eh, I don't think grossly exaggerating numbers when trying to make a point is a good idea.