In article <toq5cr$13ol7$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
There?s often a debate about the total cost of ownership (TCO) of
Android versus iOS phones. There are many things to consider when trying
to evaluate TCO. Some people want to compare a $200 mid-range Android device to a $1500 flagship iPhone but of course such comparisons are ludicrous.
true, yet you do exactly that for all sorts of comparisons to suit your narrative.
? MSRP versus Street Price. Unlocked iPhones purchased directly from
Apple are not discounted (except ?friends and family? discounts). There
are no student, educator, first responder, veteran, or military discounts.
that's another one of your highly disingenuous claims.
most phones, android, ios or even dumbphones, are *not* sold directly
from the manufacturer. instead, they are mostly sold at carrier stores, including carrier resellers within big box stores and carrier web
sites.
there are all sorts of discounts available for both iphones and android phones, including for free (under contract).
discounts are often time-limited and may not always be available, such
as a holiday promo, or an introductory special. in some cases, there
are eligibility requirements, such as being a new customer to a
particular carrier, over a certain age, etc.
as for apple's friends and family discount, that's only available for
apple employees who are interested in offering it to others. it's also
not unlimited, so they are likely to be very selective as to whom they
offer it.
further, most people finance their phones, so the full price is largely irrelevant. an extra few bucks a month gets them a fancier phone.
By contrast, unlocked Samsung phones purchased directly from Samsung...
have a lot of discounts available, as well as referral code discounts.
Google often offers amazing discounts, and ridiculously high trade-in values, on their Pixel devices,
only because they don't sell well on their own.
discounts are *needed* to move inventory.
On Sat Dec 31 15:47:20 2022 nospam wrote:
In article <toq5cr$13ol7$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
trying
There?s often a debate about the total cost of ownership (TCO) of
Android versus iOS phones. There are many things to consider when
to evaluate TCO. Some people want to compare a $200 mid-range Android
device to a $1500 flagship iPhone but of course such comparisons are
ludicrous.
true, yet you do exactly that for all sorts of comparisons to suit your
narrative.
There
? MSRP versus Street Price. Unlocked iPhones purchased directly from
Apple are not discounted (except ?friends and family? discounts).
are no student, educator, first responder, veteran, or militarydiscounts.
that's another one of your highly disingenuous claims.
most phones, android, ios or even dumbphones, are *not* sold directly
from the manufacturer. instead, they are mostly sold at carrier stores,
including carrier resellers within big box stores and carrier web
sites.
there are all sorts of discounts available for both iphones and android
phones, including for free (under contract).
discounts are often time-limited and may not always be available, such
as a holiday promo, or an introductory special. in some cases, there
are eligibility requirements, such as being a new customer to a
particular carrier, over a certain age, etc.
as for apple's friends and family discount, that's only available for
apple employees who are interested in offering it to others. it's also
not unlimited, so they are likely to be very selective as to whom they
offer it.
further, most people finance their phones, so the full price is largely
irrelevant. an extra few bucks a month gets them a fancier phone.
By contrast, unlocked Samsung phones purchased directly from Samsung...
have a lot of discounts available, as well as referral code discounts.
Google often offers amazing discounts, and ridiculously high trade-in
values, on their Pixel devices,
only because they don't sell well on their own.
discounts are *needed* to move inventory.
Hi, I'm new here :-)
If you ask me,
There is no denying it. iPhone has higher Total cost of ownership,
BUT
the user experience is much much better on iPhone,
due to higher quality apps,
less crashes from the OS
/ window server
/ various parts of the software.
On Mon, 02 Jan 2023 04:24:22 +1100, TheAppleFox
<theapplefox@the.apple.fox> wrote:
On Sat Dec 31 15:47:20 2022 nospam wrote:
In article <toq5cr$13ol7$1@dont-email.me>, sms
<scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
trying
There?s often a debate about the total cost of ownership (TCO) of
Android versus iOS phones. There are many things to consider when
to evaluate TCO. Some people want to compare a $200 mid-range Android
device to a $1500 flagship iPhone but of course such comparisons are
ludicrous.
true, yet you do exactly that for all sorts of comparisons to suit your
narrative.
There
? MSRP versus Street Price. Unlocked iPhones purchased directly from
Apple are not discounted (except ?friends and family? discounts).
are no student, educator, first responder, veteran, or militarydiscounts.
that's another one of your highly disingenuous claims.
most phones, android, ios or even dumbphones, are *not* sold directly
from the manufacturer. instead, they are mostly sold at carrier stores,
including carrier resellers within big box stores and carrier web
sites.
there are all sorts of discounts available for both iphones and android
phones, including for free (under contract).
discounts are often time-limited and may not always be available, such
as a holiday promo, or an introductory special. in some cases, there
are eligibility requirements, such as being a new customer to a
particular carrier, over a certain age, etc.
as for apple's friends and family discount, that's only available for
apple employees who are interested in offering it to others. it's also
not unlimited, so they are likely to be very selective as to whom they
offer it.
further, most people finance their phones, so the full price is largely
irrelevant. an extra few bucks a month gets them a fancier phone.
By contrast, unlocked Samsung phones purchased directly from Samsung...
have a lot of discounts available, as well as referral code discounts.
Google often offers amazing discounts, and ridiculously high trade-in
values, on their Pixel devices,
only because they don't sell well on their own.
discounts are *needed* to move inventory.
Hi, I'm new here :-)
If you ask me,
There is no denying it. iPhone has higher Total cost of ownership,
Depends on what you compare it with, not true of the Pixels
or the Samsung S22.
BUT
the user experience is much much better on iPhone,
That's why I use them.
due to higher quality apps,
Not convinced about that.
less crashes from the OS
Or that. I prefer the iOS UI tho.
/ window server
Not clear what you mean there.
/ various parts of the software.
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