Archives tagged: iPhone
Not that I can or am stating that everything Sony did was perfect. And I am definitely not stating that everyone will find Sony’s design tradeoffs to result in a good offering. But they did define their target market and product design requirements in such a manner broadly appearing to be compatible with a highly successful product, launch.
More Much of this has to do with poor economic policy, the low price of oil (upon which much of Venezuela’s exports depend), and the strong dollar. In such situations, dollars become even more valuable to hoard, which in turn creates more inflation in the bolivar, leading to a positive feedback loop. But how does this lead to shortages of something as basic as toilet paper?
More Not all believe the market will adopt of Apple Pay. Read the academic reasons why Apply Pay falls short of a sure bet.
More We’ve explored what decoy pricing is and how to recognize it, now let’s get into how to do it profitably.
More How can counterintuitive pricing and bundling help make ear additional profit? Take a look at some successful tactical moves that accomplish just that.
More After Samsung’s chairman, Lee Kun-hee, created a $288 billion giant that according to the Times is “among the most profitable in the world, he sent a message to his 470,000 employees: “You must do better.” What prompts this unrest?
More On 1 January 2014, 12 states raised their minimum wages, making 21 states in total that have a minimum wage above the federal rate. What is the effect of this increase in minimum wage rates on pricing?
More Apple recently announced that the new iPad mini will be priced slightly higher than the current iPad mini, while the price of the original iPad will remain the same. Is Apple making itself less competitive in the wake of the release and lowered prices of its competitors’ tablets or is Apple maintaining a luxury brand image by keeping its prices above the market?
More “Discrimination” is a charged and highly sensitive word in the English language, but is it really that bad when it comes to pricing?
More Apple has had a beating both in the market and the press lately. Despite record quarterly profit, they lost their number-one stock spot to Exxon Mobil. By some prognostications, Samsung is rising in the smartphone market, and Huawei is taking a stronger foothold on the price-sensitive emerging-market field, while Apple is stumbling. Well, for those who failed to sell Apple at above $700 prices and now see it below $450, what did you expect?
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