Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough
Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough
Shareholders rejoice! Apple TV+, News+ raises prices over 40%
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Why are consumers so dumb?
Consumers are not dumb, they're just nearly powerless.
Very untrue. Consumers have the power to buy far cheaper Android phones where they have far more freedoms, but not only do the majority of American consumers refuse to do this, they voluntarily and systematically shame those who do.
Statistically, Most American consumers are pretty dumb and act against their own interests
Consumers literally do not have a choice to buy the services the article was discussing -- apple's media streamers -- from someone else. Apple monopolizes that content.
RTFA. It is not about phones.
And even for phones, to get a functionally-acceptable product, your choice is one of maybe 5 manufacturers who all tacitly collude to keep prices up and keep unprofitable consumer choices far, far away.
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Sounds like you never used Android.
The both of you sound pathetic. It's a fucking phone, not a religion.
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Again, these sorts of tribal sentiments for products is pathetic and embarrassing. They're both OSes from two massive corporations that couldn't give two shits about you. Be as pragmatic about this as they are to everyone else.
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Workers and consumers actually have all the power, they just don't want to inconvenience themselves by using it. Collective action has destroyed empires and absolutely can annihilate multinationals.
Pirating TV is absurdly easy these days.
And Plex and Jellyfin have somehow a much better UX than enshittified Netflix or crap like Amazon Prime.
The power to buy a product or not is all the power. Consumers may be apathetic about a price raise but they are still choosing.
And why are they powerless? That's right, dumb consumers.