Apple iPad mini (2021) prices quietly went up yesterday
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- Anonymous
- PWD
- 20 Oct 2022
Trooper, 20 Oct 2022The difference is, is that Apple's products are over-p... moreDisagree. A M1 MacBook Air is inexpensive and offers a lot of value. Prices here beat similarly priced office ultrabooks considerably
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- Anonymous
- PWD
- 20 Oct 2022
iPad Air and 9th gen iPad prices also went up. Products are great but this move is anti consumer as always Apple
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- Anonymous
- 0ep
- 20 Oct 2022
vexus, 20 Oct 2022Then we shall wait USD crash. See will they reduce pricing? 🤔In that case the price in US will increase and the price of other countries may be affected accordingly.
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- Anonymous
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- 20 Oct 2022
UltraHD, 20 Oct 2022And Galaxy S22 Ultra should cost 1300€? Or Xiaomi 12 Pro? D... moreYeah I remember when Galaxy S phones and newest iPhones went for €450 brand new, nowdays midrangers cost more.
Smartphone market lost the fun and charm the moment the innovation went away and we got less functionality for more money.
Gone are innovative functionality, quad-dac, micro sd, 3,5mm, replacable batteries, charging bricks, lower prices and so on
Heck even the sim tray (iphone 14 series in the US) and charging cables (sony) are next on the chopping block.
Last phone I had fun buying was my LG G8S, they went for €399 and you got a 3,5mm, micro sd slot, charger, earbuds (not crappy ones), case and even A CLEANING CLOTH with it.
Yeah
Those times are gone: if Sony can get away with a phone and nothing more in box for €1399, and Apple and Samsung providing much of the same but with cable included (for now)
I see a sad future in front of me with smartphones.
And the worst part is that those things became essential for a lot of stuff in some countries, even if some people like me wish they didn’t and stay optional.
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- 20 Oct 2022
Trooper, 20 Oct 2022The difference is, is that Apple's products are over-p... moreAnd Galaxy S22 Ultra should cost 1300€? Or Xiaomi 12 Pro? Don't fool yourself, no phone is worth over at least 800€.
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- KRW
- 20 Oct 2022
Thank you for including my country in the table, Malaysia. been your loyal reader since 2005 if im not mistaken.
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- Anonymous
- 0vE
- 20 Oct 2022
vexus, 20 Oct 2022Then we shall wait USD crash. See will they reduce pricing? 🤔When euro would rise back in value, Apple, Samsung and any other company would not lower the prices.
But if the US dollar would crash, yeah that would be fun for them and a financial disaster for the rest of the world, that was stupid enough to rely on dollar prices more than they should.
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- 20 Oct 2022
Kangal, 20 Oct 2022During 2020, in anticipation of the worsening economic cond... morePut simply, eat the rich.
Also, very nice, just as I became an adult, economy went to s**t, god I love this place.
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- Anonymous
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- 20 Oct 2022
cyber, 20 Oct 2022europe got 100 euro slap,no other smartphone brand in my co... moreSo they did here
So did Samsung on their new and existing phones (€80 to €150 hike) and so did Xiaomi on their 12 series (€70 up to €130)
Only Google didn’t hike their price, but they have a specific agenda for EU to push Pixel sales.
Also Motorola didn’t hike the prices, but that’s them.
(forgot Sony with their €200 hike on the 1 IV here)
Every market got a different treatment.
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- Anonymous
- sUS
- 20 Oct 2022
Kangal, 20 Oct 2022During 2020, in anticipation of the worsening economic cond... moreDon't forget the fools who got parted with their money buying crypto at the top.
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- 20 Oct 2022
NeonHD, 20 Oct 2022Glad I live in CanadaPrices went up in Canada as well. Europe got the worst raises tho'.
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- S2D
- 20 Oct 2022
europe got 100 euro slap,no other smartphone brand in my country raise the prices so far except apple
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- 20 Oct 2022
Apple increased the price of the iPad Air by a huge £100 to make the new more expensive iPad 10th Gen look affordable!
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- Anonymous
- UNy
- 20 Oct 2022
I will never buy anything from Apple, so I really don't mind.
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- 20 Oct 2022
SShock, 20 Oct 2022It's so hilarious watching people crying over Apple be... moreThe difference is, is that Apple's products are over-priced from the start...
- Kangal
- vJt
- 20 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 20 Oct 2022People act like android manufacturers are saint.
Nope
... moreDuring 2020, in anticipation of the worsening economic conditions, a lot of countries decided to print more money to give themselves a raise, and use these funds to help the industry. The problem is that the big business owners and essentially the rich get first dibs at this cashflow. That's why we saw historic rises in the stock markets and housing markets all over the world. Then this money trickles down to the people who need it, but by then it is very diluted.
The world was poised to enter a recession in 2019, and the pandemic just added fire to it, by decreasing economic growth, and increasing cash availability. However, the effects don't come into play until a few years. So things will get much worse in 2023, and they will stay bad for another 5-years until economic recovery happens. Then we'll peak, and rinse repeat.
Sounds like a bad plan, so why do we keep repeating it? Well, these economic booms allow the rich to get more money, convert that into assets cheaply, then have inflation run its course. In other words, for the top 1%-10% of the population it is great. It means adding an extra property to your portfolio and give to your kids, and to live an even more lavish lifestyle. And it's the same population of people who hold the power, and allow such policies to be in effect. Majority of people are much worse off, because they don't have influence on these policies. You can't vote for them. And if you could, the top three parties would be offering the same problem anyway. You've been dealt a bad hand, but it's all about how you play your cards.
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- 20 Oct 2022
Anonymous, 19 Oct 2022Well, why’s only mini mentioned? Prices of all older models... moreThe 9th gen iPad and Air 5 stayed the same for US.