Hacker News Reader

Been at the broken Apple-Glass(tm) enough to know how insane their prices are. This alone is enough for me to stay away from Apple devices. I used to own some but now have switched to different bands for every piece of hardware (Android, Linux and Windows PC's etc). I can't for the life of me understand how people can support this but I guess it is me living in my hacker/geek bubble.

View on HN

I imagine you are also confused about why people buy BMWs and Mercedes or shop at Whole Foods when Walmart has cheaper food.

But Apple is not a luxury, high performance manufacturer like BMW or Mercedes.

But people think they are. Why is that? Maybe their devices do have some genuine selling points?

Even BMW has OEM parts.

Not my point.

Instead of comparing prices compare lifetime value.

Android OEMs support their phones for typically 2-3 years. Apple supports them for at least 5 likely to be longer in the coming years.

I get your point. However, different people want different things. Some people could not care less about manufacturer's updates, but care a lot about hardware durability and price.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com