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“As with nearly any purchase, there are three prices to consider in buying a mobile phone,” Daniel Eran writes for RoughlyDrafted.
• Upfront cost on the day of purchase.
• Total cost of ownership over its lifetime.
• Resale value after it is replaced.
For example, ;A $600 PC laptop that costs half as much as a new Mac Book–but which is worthless after two years of grief–isn’t really a good deal considering that the Mac Book would easily command more second hand after two years than the “savings” offered by a generic laptop,” Eran writes.
Apple’s iPhone “is cheaper overall than other phones when considering total cost of ownership over its lifetime, even much cheaper phones with a subsidized upfront cost. Obviously, more expensive phones that compare to the iPhone in features are even more expensive when a service plan is included,” Eran writes.
“The next time you hear a pundit referring to the iPhone’s ‘$2000’ price or its ‘50% profit margin,’ you can rest assured that ignoring the rest of their comments is probably the best way to avoid being mislead by the noise of their desperate astroturfing,” Eran writes.
Full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Too Hot!” for the heads up.]