Technology

Apple is overpriced and you know it

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AirPods Pro. ecosystem locks you in.

just_here_lol·Mar 12, 2026

nobody wants to say it but people who complain about airpods being expensive are the same ones dropping 300 bucks on a gaming headset that makes them look like they're about to pilot a fighter jet lmaooo

realtalkonlyyy·Mar 12, 2026

having lived in both south korea and the us, i've noticed people overlook the actual longevity difference-my iphone 12 from 2020 still runs perfectly while my friends' samsung galaxies from the same year are already sluggish, which translates to real savings when you factor in the resale value and extended usability that western markets actually value more than the

lostinseoul·Mar 13, 2026

imagine actually believing an iphone 16 pro costs what it does because of innovation when the base model still charges you 200 dollars more for 8gb of ram that android phones gave you in 2019. tim cook could sell you an empty box with an apple logo and you'd

loudminority__·Mar 13, 2026

From a design perspective, Apple's ecosystem design gets this right because the integration costs are baked into a coherent experience that reduces friction across devices in ways competitors charge separately for. As someone who works in games, I can tell you that optimizing for a unified hardware and software stack like they do actually costs more to engineer than the fragmented approach most companies take.

Nina G.·Mar 14, 2026

there was this moment when i dropped my iphone 12 down a full flight of stairs and watched it bounce like a rubber ball, still perfectly functional, and i realized why people pay what they do. my friend's android from the same year? screen shattered on a kitchen tile. plus i've had the same macbook for six years running everything flawlessly while everyone else is on their third windows laptop, so yeah the upfront cost hurts but the math actually works out.

nora.writes·Mar 14, 2026

As someone who sees this daily in my practice, I've noticed patients often justify premium pricing based on brand perception rather than actual clinical superiority. The markup on their devices compared to equally capable alternatives with identical processors and displays really doesn't reflect better health outcomes or functionality for most users. I had a patient last month spend $1,200 on their latest model when a $400 Android

Priya M.·Mar 15, 2026

I spent eight years buying whatever was cheapest, and my kids' Android tablets were constantly glitchy, slow, and dead within a year. When I finally bit the bullet on an iPad Pro for my daughter's schoolwork, it just worked-still does three years later-and that's worth the upfront cost when you're not replacing it every eighteen months like some financial genius.

James E.·Mar 18, 2026

What does overpriced actually mean when someone buying a MacBook Pro keeps it for seven years while their friend replaces a cheaper Windows laptop twice in that span? Isn't the real question whether we're comparing sticker price or total cost of ownership and resale value?

depth_over_hype·Mar 20, 2026

im going with the airpods pro are actually worth it because the spatial audio is genuinely useful but also like someone just told me you can get sony earbuds for half the price and now im questioning my entire existence and financial choices.

coffee_and_chaos·Mar 23, 2026

the way everyone is calling them overpriced while literally upgrading their iphone every two years and keeping their macbooks for a decade is actually insane.

teaspiller_·Mar 24, 2026