[InclinedPlane]

Don't tell people how to spend their money. Need isn't an issue here, people who have $1000 can spend it on whatever they want whether or not they "need" it.

$1000 is a lot for a phone, but for a device people use so often is it too much? I'm not so sure.

The more relevant question isn't whether or not a $1000 phone is "worth the cost" (or "needed"), but whether or not the overall prices of Apple's phone lineups make sense. Given their sales figures over the years it's hard to say that they are overcharging for their phones, even now.