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by medof 2649 days ago
> To be fair, Apple already does this. If you buy a refurbished Apple device, you are essentially getting an iPhone with slightly worse packaging.

This is not the same, because the device will still be Apple with the same design and logo. But the article is making different point that if Apple would sell also yPhone with same technical specs and slightly different design and half the price then it would be outragous.

P.S. They are paying that price the same reason why they pay 20x more for university than Europeans. It is the system that they live in.
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leereeves 2649 days ago
> if Apple would sell also yPhone with same technical specs and slightly different design and half the price then it would be outragous.

Would it? Companies do this all the time; it's called differential pricing.

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saagarjha 2649 days ago
> But the article is making different point that if Apple would sell also yPhone with same technical specs and slightly different design and half the price then it would be outragous.

iPhone SE?

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