▲ 44 ▼ Apple’s New CEO Seeks to Make Company Run Faster and Leaner (www.bloomberg.com) submitted 1 month ago by slaacaa@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 76 points 1 month ago (12 children) Layoffs and additional price gouging, then. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [+] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world -16 points 1 month ago (11 children) There’s literally no such thing as price gouging with luxury products. People have to stop equating a bad perceived value with price gouging. If you don’t think it’s a good value, don’t buy it. There’s nothing about any Apple product that is a necessity that you can’t live without. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago* (6 children) You're absolutely correct. Price gouging is when you significantly raise the price of essential goods during an emergency. Like selling water for $20 a bottle in the aftermath of an earthquake. Apple products aren't essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] esc@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (5 children) smartphones are essential in many places now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago Luckily iPhone is far from the only smartphone anywhere in the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) Are iPhones the only smart phone that exists? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] esc@piefed.social -3 points 1 month ago (2 children) Not really, what's your point? They are smartphones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago The discussion was about Apple products not being essential goods. It was not about smart phones in general being essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefinedValue@programming.dev 1 point 1 month ago Their point was made clear to everyone else permalink fedilink source parent [–] esc@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) apple isn't a luxury product they are an overprised mass market product with millions of units sold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Luxury has a definition in economics. It’s goods beyond basic needs. Apple is very very much a luxury. By no means are they a need. Even if you consider a cell phone a need today, there are dozens of other phones out there ranging from a few bucks up to a few thousand dollars. You can certainly consider them overpriced, sure. That’s an opinion. What’s a fact is that they are very much a luxury, not a necessity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] username123@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 month ago (1 child) “Luxury products” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago Jesus Christ I’m using actual fucking terms here. Luxuries are good beyond basic necessities. You don’t need a fucking iPhone. This isn’t a matter of opinion. By literal economic definition, Apple products are luxuries. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world -16 points 1 month ago (11 children) There’s literally no such thing as price gouging with luxury products. People have to stop equating a bad perceived value with price gouging. If you don’t think it’s a good value, don’t buy it. There’s nothing about any Apple product that is a necessity that you can’t live without. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago* (6 children) You're absolutely correct. Price gouging is when you significantly raise the price of essential goods during an emergency. Like selling water for $20 a bottle in the aftermath of an earthquake. Apple products aren't essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] esc@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (5 children) smartphones are essential in many places now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago Luckily iPhone is far from the only smartphone anywhere in the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) Are iPhones the only smart phone that exists? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] esc@piefed.social -3 points 1 month ago (2 children) Not really, what's your point? They are smartphones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago The discussion was about Apple products not being essential goods. It was not about smart phones in general being essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefinedValue@programming.dev 1 point 1 month ago Their point was made clear to everyone else permalink fedilink source parent [–] esc@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) apple isn't a luxury product they are an overprised mass market product with millions of units sold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Luxury has a definition in economics. It’s goods beyond basic needs. Apple is very very much a luxury. By no means are they a need. Even if you consider a cell phone a need today, there are dozens of other phones out there ranging from a few bucks up to a few thousand dollars. You can certainly consider them overpriced, sure. That’s an opinion. What’s a fact is that they are very much a luxury, not a necessity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] username123@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 month ago (1 child) “Luxury products” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago Jesus Christ I’m using actual fucking terms here. Luxuries are good beyond basic necessities. You don’t need a fucking iPhone. This isn’t a matter of opinion. By literal economic definition, Apple products are luxuries. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 11 points 1 month ago* (6 children) You're absolutely correct. Price gouging is when you significantly raise the price of essential goods during an emergency. Like selling water for $20 a bottle in the aftermath of an earthquake. Apple products aren't essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] esc@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (5 children) smartphones are essential in many places now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago Luckily iPhone is far from the only smartphone anywhere in the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) Are iPhones the only smart phone that exists? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] esc@piefed.social -3 points 1 month ago (2 children) Not really, what's your point? They are smartphones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago The discussion was about Apple products not being essential goods. It was not about smart phones in general being essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefinedValue@programming.dev 1 point 1 month ago Their point was made clear to everyone else permalink fedilink source parent
[–] esc@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (5 children) smartphones are essential in many places now. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago Luckily iPhone is far from the only smartphone anywhere in the world. permalink fedilink source parent [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) Are iPhones the only smart phone that exists? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] esc@piefed.social -3 points 1 month ago (2 children) Not really, what's your point? They are smartphones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago The discussion was about Apple products not being essential goods. It was not about smart phones in general being essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefinedValue@programming.dev 1 point 1 month ago Their point was made clear to everyone else permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ExcessShiv@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago Luckily iPhone is far from the only smartphone anywhere in the world. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago (3 children) Are iPhones the only smart phone that exists? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] esc@piefed.social -3 points 1 month ago (2 children) Not really, what's your point? They are smartphones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago The discussion was about Apple products not being essential goods. It was not about smart phones in general being essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefinedValue@programming.dev 1 point 1 month ago Their point was made clear to everyone else permalink fedilink source parent
[–] esc@piefed.social -3 points 1 month ago (2 children) Not really, what's your point? They are smartphones. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago The discussion was about Apple products not being essential goods. It was not about smart phones in general being essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefinedValue@programming.dev 1 point 1 month ago Their point was made clear to everyone else permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StabbingSky@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 month ago The discussion was about Apple products not being essential goods. It was not about smart phones in general being essential goods. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] undefinedValue@programming.dev 1 point 1 month ago Their point was made clear to everyone else permalink fedilink source parent
[–] esc@piefed.social 9 points 1 month ago (1 child) apple isn't a luxury product they are an overprised mass market product with millions of units sold. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Luxury has a definition in economics. It’s goods beyond basic needs. Apple is very very much a luxury. By no means are they a need. Even if you consider a cell phone a need today, there are dozens of other phones out there ranging from a few bucks up to a few thousand dollars. You can certainly consider them overpriced, sure. That’s an opinion. What’s a fact is that they are very much a luxury, not a necessity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Luxury has a definition in economics. It’s goods beyond basic needs. Apple is very very much a luxury. By no means are they a need. Even if you consider a cell phone a need today, there are dozens of other phones out there ranging from a few bucks up to a few thousand dollars. You can certainly consider them overpriced, sure. That’s an opinion. What’s a fact is that they are very much a luxury, not a necessity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] username123@sh.itjust.works -4 points 1 month ago (1 child) “Luxury products” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago Jesus Christ I’m using actual fucking terms here. Luxuries are good beyond basic necessities. You don’t need a fucking iPhone. This isn’t a matter of opinion. By literal economic definition, Apple products are luxuries. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Earthwormjim91@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago Jesus Christ I’m using actual fucking terms here. Luxuries are good beyond basic necessities. You don’t need a fucking iPhone. This isn’t a matter of opinion. By literal economic definition, Apple products are luxuries. permalink fedilink source parent