“Apple’s older-model-at-cheaper-prices strategy seems to be working so well that Apple has little incentive to change it,” Chris Maxcer writes for MacNewsWorld.
“But, but, but… isn’t Apple losing to Android? Doesn’t Apple have to go after all these new smartphone consumers who might otherwise fall to the dark side and never come back?” Maxcer writes. “No. Apple is crazy profitable.”
Maxcer writes, “Apple is not backed into a corner just because everyone else seems to be buying Android… Apple’s success has come because it produces high-quality products that people are willing to pay for.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Yes, again:
Newsflash: Apple sells premium products at premium prices to premium customers – SteveJack, October 23, 2012
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