Comment on Apple jacks prices to juice profits because $19.3B a quarter isn't enough

rebul@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• plz1@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  They are a public company, not a private one. That said, profits > *, always.

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  • rebul@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    True. What I meant was, they are not a government entity, so they are free to make a profit.

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    • Plopp@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      They are not free to make a profit. They must.*

      • “must”

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• admiralteal@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  You should read the article because this isn't about phone prices. It's about stuff that you actually can only buy from them.

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  • rebul@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Buy Android. Use Linux. You have options.

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    • danielfgom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This is the correct answer 👍. Best comment on this thread.

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      • admiralteal@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Except... the article still wasn't about phones. Just more people who didn't read it.

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  • glorious_albus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ahem 🏴‍☠️

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    • admiralteal@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Yeah, I encourage this wholeheartedly.

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• hiddengoat@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  And whoever you like is also jacking up prices because gutless shitheads like you will bend over and fucking take it.

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  • rebul@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    No, a gutless shithead is someone who tries to be an internet tough guy. Like you. And I don't own any Apple products. So, strike two.

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    • hiddengoat@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I never said you did, you illiterate shitsnack. Learn to fucking read.

      What the fuck do you think "WHOEVER YOU LIKE" means, ya fucking dink?

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• quicksand@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Yes, but I’d like to make an informed decision. This information is valuable to my choice of who to purchase a phone from

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