ICYMI @stratechery: In retrospect, it would've been more surprising if the 5C did NOT cost $550.
$550 makes sensehttp://stratechery.com/2013/the-550-iphone-5c-makes-perfect-sense/ …
@saileshkrish an unsubsidized iPhone in an Apple store would cost more up front than one bought from a carrier
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@monkbent@saileshkrish An emerging-market-only product maybe? But carriers could then demand access. -
@sameer_singh17@saileshkrish carriers haven't had much luck demanding anything from Apple -
@monkbent@saileshkrish Carrier contracts have MFN clauses. Or there would be no reason to hold off on "emerging markets only" products. -
@sameer_singh17@saileshkrish impressed how you so easily dismiss things like "global media coverage" and "consumer perception" -
@monkbent@saileshkrish If no MFN clause, why could those hypothetical products not be sold in prepaid markets in US/Europe? -
@monkbent@saileshkrish Would that also be dismissive of "global media coverage" and "consumer perception"? -
@monkbent@saileshkrish Too much Apple analysis focuses on why company is right vs. why approach is right. -
@sameer_singh17@saileshkrish and too much focused on applying the lessons of an only tangentially related past - 1 more reply
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