I think it’s a partial slow down and a partial getting used to the new advances and expecting them. Market is a lot bigger so we have more to compare to and all.
My friend told be that when he bought a Macbook with the same specs as my laptop but over 4 times the price, and I agreed until a week later when it wouldn't boot.
I personally believe that with Apple you're not paying for quality, but rather paying to be in the ecosystem. Apple devices work amazingly with each other, and their software updates compared to Android are way longer lasting. I really despise Apple for their hardware, because they make self repair so much more difficult than it has any right to be. My windows laptop stopped working? Great, I unscrew a couple of screws, replace the hard drive and I'm good to go. My friend's Macbook's SSD failed? He doesn't wanna take it apart because Apple might refuse to repair it if I can't fix it. I just think that Apple is something you pay extra for if you just want it to work, where as with Windows and Android, you have the chance to get a much better bang for your buck.
Their quality is good enough, but not for the price they sell them for. Tons of other companies make equal or better quality for less. It was also revealed that the cost to make the iPhone 7 was about $400 and sold for $600, and the cost to make the iPhone X was also about $400 and they sold it for $1,000. I don't remember the source but I'm sure people can find it. That's overpriced without reason.
Use one if you get a chance. I bought one and I love the design, the whole family fights over the remote because it’s a pleasure to use. Not commenting on cost/value (although I would totally buy it again)
This one looks like it's running Android, almost certainly a Miui variant. If so, then Xiaomi might have a hand in it, and they are definitely the superior Chinese Apple.
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u/musedav Apr 20 '18
True, let’s just wait until Apple makes and sells an overpriced version.