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  • New Apple TV No Longer Includes Charging Cable for Siri Remote in Box

    From Silvano@21:1/5 to All on Wed Oct 19 16:51:35 2022
    New Apple TV No Longer Includes Charging Cable for Siri Remote in Box https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/18/apple-tv-now-ships-without-charging-cable/

    Apple today announced a cheap updated Apple TV 4K model at a cheap starting price of $129 that no longer supplies peripherals to keep it that cheap. https://www.macrumors.com/2022/10/18/apple-announces-apple-tv-with-a15-and-hdr10-for-129/

    For a thousand dollar device to cheap out on the peripherals is one thing,
    but this cheap Apple TV 4K model is a shadow of a ghost at merely 1/10th
    the price of a new expensive iPhone that, at least, does come with the
    charging cable in the box.

    Cheaping out may actually makes more sense for Apple to aim for when Apple
    aims for a cheap customer that wants cheap offerings because Apple is maybe desperately trying to keep prices cheap perhaps because of far better competitive offerings out there today aimed at a customer who wants
    quality.

    If this trend of Apple's new strategy of always cheaping out on the loyal customer keeps up, Apple will soon be known as the cheapest out supplier of choice providing only the barest of essentials so that it's ever cheaper customer can save on minor hardware costs.

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  • From Jolly Roger@21:1/5 to Silvano on Wed Oct 19 15:12:41 2022
    On 2022-10-19, Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> wrote:

    Apple will soon be known as the cheapest out supplier of choice

    lulz... This is a pitiful attempt even for you, Arlen. : D

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  • From nospam@21:1/5 to Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it on Wed Oct 19 12:56:07 2022
    In article <tip2tn$d26$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> wrote:

    If this trend of Apple's new strategy of always cheaping out on the loyal customer keeps up, Apple will soon be known as the cheapest out supplier of choice providing only the barest of essentials so that it's ever cheaper customer can save on minor hardware costs.

    anonymous sources claim that apple will stop assembling their products
    and instead simply supply a box of parts. that way, they can eliminate
    all of the assembly line workers and save billions of dollars.

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  • From Silvano@21:1/5 to All on Fri Oct 21 00:15:26 2022
    nospam hat am 10.19.2022 um 18:56 geschrieben:
    If this trend of Apple's new strategy of always cheaping out on the loyal
    customer keeps up, Apple will soon be known as the cheapest out supplier of >> choice providing only the barest of essentials so that it's ever cheaper
    customer can save on minor hardware costs.

    anonymous sources claim that apple will stop assembling their products
    and instead simply supply a box of parts. that way, they can eliminate
    all of the assembly line workers and save billions of dollars.

    Apple strategy is to substitute lack of R&D for rather clever marketing.

    Part of the clever marketing is to inexorably decontent Apple's products.

    Apple's marketing is designed to provide plausible (yet absurd) excuses
    for why the customer is forced to scramble each time to overcome the loss.

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  • From Wade Garrett@21:1/5 to nospam on Fri Oct 21 12:23:47 2022
    On 10/19/22 12:56 PM, nospam wrote:
    In article <tip2tn$d26$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Silvano <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> wrote:

    If this trend of Apple's new strategy of always cheaping out on the loyal
    customer keeps up, Apple will soon be known as the cheapest out supplier of >> choice providing only the barest of essentials so that it's ever cheaper
    customer can save on minor hardware costs.

    anonymous sources claim that apple will stop assembling their products
    and instead simply supply a box of parts. that way, they can eliminate
    all of the assembly line workers and save billions of dollars.

    If you need, they'll also sell you the assembly instructions: $29 for 64
    GB storage devices. $39 for 128 GB and $49 for 256...and that's for the download version only. A mailed paper set is $20 extra.

    A repackaged/relabeled Home Depot portable tool kit with two small screw drivers and a pliers in a beautiful white box is available for $39, plus
    tax and shipping. Two of those white Apple Logo stick-on labels are
    included, however.

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  • From sms@21:1/5 to Wade Garrett on Fri Oct 21 19:49:34 2022
    On 10/21/2022 9:23 AM, Wade Garrett wrote:
    On 10/19/22 12:56 PM, nospam wrote:
    In article <tip2tn$d26$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Silvano
    <Silvano@noncisonopernessuno.it> wrote:

    If this trend of Apple's new strategy of always cheaping out on the
    loyal
    customer keeps up, Apple will soon be known as the cheapest out
    supplier of
    choice providing only the barest of essentials so that it's ever cheaper >>> customer can save on minor hardware costs.

    anonymous sources claim that apple will stop assembling their products
    and instead simply supply a box of parts. that way, they can eliminate
    all of the assembly line workers and save billions of dollars.

    If you need, they'll also sell you the assembly instructions: $29 for 64
    GB storage devices. $39 for 128 GB and $49 for 256...and that's for the download version only. A mailed paper set is $20 extra.

    A repackaged/relabeled Home Depot portable tool kit with two small screw drivers and a pliers in a beautiful white box is available for $39, plus
    tax and shipping. Two of those white Apple Logo stick-on labels are
    included, however.

    Are they really not including a USB-C cable to charge the remote? That
    would be very bad considering that a lot of iPhone users would not have
    a USB-A to USB-C or USB-C to USB-C cable. Such a cable would only cost
    Apple maybe 20¢ to include. But it appears that this is the case.

    OTOH, I doubt that they're selling a lot of Apple TV boxes. Even four
    year old Samsung TV has no need for an Apple TV or Roku and it includes
    the Apple TV app built in.

    For those without a Smart TV, the Roku Ultra is much less expensive and
    has more capability. Though there has been a price drop to $149 for the
    128GB Apple TV model with an Ethernet port, it's still 49% more
    expensive than the Roku Ultra (the Roku Ultra includes a cable to charge
    it plus it has a USB port if you want to charge it from the Roku).

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  • From nospam@21:1/5 to scharf.steven@geemail.com on Sat Oct 22 05:01:48 2022
    In article <tivlo0$r7ov$1@dont-email.me>, sms
    <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:


    Are they really not including a USB-C cable to charge the remote? That
    would be very bad considering that a lot of iPhone users would not have
    a USB-A to USB-C or USB-C to USB-C cable. Such a cable would only cost
    Apple maybe 20¢ to include. But it appears that this is the case.

    apple tvs are not sold solely to iphone users.

    OTOH, I doubt that they're selling a lot of Apple TV boxes.

    it sells enough to continue keeping it in the lineup.

    For those without a Smart TV, the Roku Ultra is much less expensive and
    has more capability.

    they're comparable. each does a few things the other does not.

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