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In reply to the discussion: Why does Apple keep gouging it's customers? [View all]JCMach1
(27,867 posts)162. My old Samsung Black Jack is still alive and kicking with a relative in Nairobi
it still works great... only fix has been a battery replacement.
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Apple is a B to C hardware company. Intel is a B to B hardware company, Microsoft is a B to C
stevenleser
Apr 2013
#21
B to C = Primarily a Business to consumer operation. B to B = Business to Business. nt
stevenleser
Apr 2013
#82
Apple is definitely B to C, and they should be similar to other B to C hardware companies.
stevenleser
Apr 2013
#93
I don't buy Apple 'cause of the cost, but that doesn't mean I don't think it's worth it.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#172
You're changing the debate. Saying it's no worse than other companies does not make it okay.
cui bono
Apr 2013
#124
Um, no. You said Apple's US employees and then other companies foreign employees
cui bono
Apr 2013
#149
Please don't lecture me. I don't require your input. If you have an issue hit the alert button. n/t
leeroysphitz
Apr 2013
#36
My old Samsung Black Jack is still alive and kicking with a relative in Nairobi
JCMach1
Apr 2013
#162
Link below. SIII - half/third graphics performance, slower browsing, a third less battery life.
denem
Apr 2013
#143
If I was apple I would sell toasters, clocks, etc. Their fanboys would buy anything!! n-t
Logical
Apr 2013
#151
Why does anyone give a rat's ass what type of phone or computer another person buys?
onenote
Apr 2013
#76
It's just to correct them. If a Republican brags about something that is incorrect wouldn't you want
cui bono
Apr 2013
#130
Maybe one day they'll offer a blue screen of death, viruses, and game card slots
wtmusic
Apr 2013
#83
a lot of their authorized repair places are cheaper- Tekserve in NYC, for example.
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#92
Apple has been the only place here in Indy that I've known to be able to do repair work
Proud Liberal Dem
Apr 2013
#94
No prob! It amazes me how many NYers prefer to go to the Apple store and pay more...
bettyellen
Apr 2013
#110
Sure, you slander the member because he doesn't agree with your bs premise of corporate cronyism
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#108
She is a good good person, and as is always the case, she takes the punishment the evildoers don't
DainBramaged
Apr 2013
#114
I'll excuse your short time here...I supported apple in the 90's when they were the underdogs
Demonaut
Apr 2013
#115
'50% of the last 6 Wintel computers I have purchased were defective right out of the box'?
denem
Apr 2013
#107
'Nearly every product I buy is inferior to the products that were available fifteen years ago.'
denem
Apr 2013
#121
When reading this, my first thought was "Better to be gouged by Apple, then shat upon by Microsoft."
woodsprite
Apr 2013
#135
So... because some other corporate criminals are gouging more, that makes their gouging OK?
Egalitarian Thug
Apr 2013
#139
What the market will bear. AKA: There is no "gouging," because alternatives abound.
WinkyDink
Apr 2013
#148