Interesting how price expectations have changed. In 2007, the original iPhone cost $400 and was considered crazy expensive for the time. Now $750 is Apple's "budget" option.
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You’re still comparing Apples to Oranges. Apple purposefully raised the price of the X as a premium product. It’s like comparing a plastic MacBook to an rMBP. I’d be curious to compare unsubsidized prices for both devices. The original iPhone cost me far more than $400.
Yeah, I had forgotten off contract was not an option on the original. 3G is a better comparison, where it was $200 on contract and $400 off contract. I disagree with apples to oranges, since the XR is meant to be their "more accessible" option, and no rev on other hw
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Off contract was an option, just not unlocked off contract. You had to root phones to achieve it. I did this for a living for a while. So you could buy unsubsidized but it was your problem to deal with.
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My point was more that it was interesting how $400 for a phone (on contract even) was considered insanely expensive in 2007, and nobody bats an eye at the cheapest option today being introduced at $750. Wasn't criticizing Apple, just making an observation about expectations
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