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ZenfoldorVGI on 10 February 2010
rocketpig said:
bRoKeN said:
im sure ms and sony have nothing against each other. ms wouldnt be adversiting sony laptops and talk up another in a interview.

apple over pricing their products by almost $500 - http://gear.ign.com/articles/106/1068348p1.html

There is no such thing as "overpriced" if people buy it and feel they got their money's worth out of the device.

"More expensive than the competition", yes. "Overpriced"? Not necessarily.

I disagree. There is a such thing as a needless markup, and price gouging, in many cases the public is ignorant enough of the industry not to know they are paying said excessive markup. Not to say the only reason apple producs sell, is ignorance, but the public willl almost always be ignorant of innovative modern technology, and thus, will rely mostly on branding as a base for their buying decisions, and not value, or quality, which means your marketing team and not your product quality, assures success, which in turn implies that quality products might not necessarily be the ones that progress as mankind progresses.



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It feeds the rich while it buries the poor.
You're power hungry, spinnin' stories, and bein' graphics whores.
I don't need your console war.

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Pristine20 on 10 February 2010

google ftw



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rocketpig on 10 February 2010
ZenfoldorVGI said:
rocketpig said:
bRoKeN said:
im sure ms and sony have nothing against each other. ms wouldnt be adversiting sony laptops and talk up another in a interview.

apple over pricing their products by almost $500 - http://gear.ign.com/articles/106/1068348p1.html

There is no such thing as "overpriced" if people buy it and feel they got their money's worth out of the device.

"More expensive than the competition", yes. "Overpriced"? Not necessarily.

I disagree. There is a such thing as a needless markup, and price gouging, in many cases the public is ignorant enough of the industry not to know they are paying said excessive markup. Not to say the only reason apple producs sell, is ignorance, but the public willl almost always be ignorant of innovative modern technology, and thus, will rely mostly on branding as a base for their buying decisions, and not value, or quality, which means your marketing team and not your product quality, assures success, which in turn implies that quality products might not necessarily be the ones that progress as mankind progresses.

We'll have to agree to disagree. I don't believe something is overpriced is the consumer is happy with the experience and product.

For example, I'm completely happy with my Macbook Pro, even though I could have purchased a Dell for half the price that offered similar speed, RAM, HDD size, etc. The MBP does what I want it to do, runs both Windows and OS X, and does it all in a great package that suits my needs.

You could call that overpriced. I'm quite happy with it. You have to remember that "value" is entirely subjective.

On the other hand, I think the iPad is stupid-expensive for what it does.




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dnnc on 10 February 2010
V-r0cK said:
lol nice move Google. I wonder what Apple will do next to counter.

apple is already in talks with microsoft to replace the google bar on safari with BING



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dnnc on 10 February 2010
Solid_Snake4RD said:
i hope apple goes to hell

why?



my signature went on strike, it's demanding 3% raise

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arsenicazure on 11 February 2010

catfight of epic proportions...not that ipad really matters yet.

Sorry But I'll take my black and white, 'economical' kindle anyday!



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d. SEGA back in the console business

e. M$ out of the OS business

RageBot on 11 February 2010

Google FTW!



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tombi123 on 11 February 2010

Weird how most people are fine (even find it funny) that Google are censoring information.



STEKSTAV on 11 February 2010
tombi123 said:
Weird how most people are fine (even find it funny) that Google are censoring information.

That's what i was going to say. Google censoring information just to make a stand is bull shit. North Korea style! Its a minor slap in the face of Apple, but a freaking kick to the nuts to the public.



Rainbird on 11 February 2010

It's always scary to be reminded just how much power Google holds, even when you're rooting for them. I hope they opt to rectify this choice they have made.