Post #3406277
2026-06-25 21:02 UTC
It's very, very hard for me not give in to cynicism about the motives and priors of wealthy tech (and tech-adjacent) folks when the news that seems to move the commentariat to notice stagnant computing resources is that *Apple* is increasing prices.
In no calendar year across the past decade has Apple sold more than 20% of phones or more than 15% of desktop/laptop computers.
And yet.
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@pointlessone@status.pointless.one 2026-06-26 08:58
@slightlyoff@toot.cafe In this case it's not about marketshare. Apple historically has thicker margins on its products and can absorb component price fluctuations. Price increase shows that it can't swallow it this time and 20% shows to what extent it can’t. Apple's memory upgrades were always like 2x of what you could buy elsewhere. And if even that can't cover it… Well, we're not in a good place.