Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoApple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enoughwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square220fedilinkarrow-up11.26Karrow-down151
arrow-up11.21Karrow-down1external-linkApple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enoughwww.theregister.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square220fedilink
minus-squareweewlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·edit-28 months agoApple doesn’t make any kind of necessity. Every single one of their products is completely optional in life and has alternatives. If people are willing to pay for it, whatever. It’s a luxury. It’s not medicine or housing.
minus-squarelocalhost443@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 months agoYou could even argue because no one needs to buy any of their stuff, it could be a good thing, because you could tax those extra profits and put it towards subsidising something everyone needs. Oh wait we live in this world. My bad everyone.
Apple doesn’t make any kind of necessity. Every single one of their products is completely optional in life and has alternatives.
If people are willing to pay for it, whatever. It’s a luxury. It’s not medicine or housing.
You could even argue because no one needs to buy any of their stuff, it could be a good thing, because you could tax those extra profits and put it towards subsidising something everyone needs.
Oh wait we live in this world. My bad everyone.