[chockchocschoir]

That's like saying Apple raises the prices of the iPhone through new generation of iPhone models, which is not true at all. If the same service gets a higher price, then it's a praise raise. If a new service gets a higher price, it's just a new service.

[remus]

> That's like saying Apple raises the prices of the iPhone through new generation of iPhone models, which is not true at all. If the same service gets a higher price, then it's a praise raise. If a new service gets a higher price, it's just a new service.

I don't think the distinction is that clear: you could just rebrand an existing service and raise the price. "Try our new v2 APIs, guaranteed compatibility with our v1 API and only 10% more expensive!"

I think the reality is somewhere in between, where companies will use new product launches to add stuff for customers and raise prices to protect their margin.

[oblio]

> That's like saying Apple raises the prices of the iPhone through new generation of iPhone models, which is not true at all.

I don't know if I'm reading your comment right, but the average selling price of iPhones has been climbing steadily from the start.

[Spooky23]

Apple margins are pretty consistent.

Assuming the assumption that intergenerational go up is true, in general compute only gets cheaper over time, so escalating prices implies increasing margin.