{"id":17432,"date":"2017-03-15T15:28:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T19:28:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=17432"},"modified":"2017-03-17T22:24:56","modified_gmt":"2017-03-18T02:24:56","slug":"the-curious-state-of-apple-product-pricing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/15\/the-curious-state-of-apple-product-pricing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Curious State of Apple Product Pricing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboveavalon.com\/notes\/2017\/3\/15\/the-curious-state-of-apple-product-pricing\">Neil Cybart<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.aboveavalon.com\/notes\/2017\/3\/15\/the-curious-state-of-apple-product-pricing\">\n<p>Given the preceding list, a strong case could have been made for Apple to price its new wireless headphones at $249, or even $299. The fact that Samsung priced its Gear IconX at $199 seemed to suggest a sub-$200 retail price for AirPods was unlikely. Instead, Apple sent shockwaves pulsing through the market by pricing AirPods at only $159. The action instantly removed all available oxygen from the wireless headphone space. The idea of Apple coming out with a new product that would underprice nearly every other competitor was unimaginable ten years ago.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>At $269, Apple Watch Series 1 is one of lowest-priced smartwatches worth buying in the marketplace. Attractive pricing was one key factor driving record Apple Watch sales this past holiday quarter. In fact, even the Apple Watch Series 2, at $349, is one of the lowest-priced smartwatches in its class[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, it seems like most Mac models are not as competitively priced <a href=\"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/10\/27\/new-macbook-pros-and-the-state-of-the-mac\/\">right<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/06\/apple-losing-education-share\/\">now<\/a>, Apple is focusing on the high end of the tablet market, and it sounds like iPhone prices will be expanding up rather than down.<\/p>\n<p>Update (2017-03-17): See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/03\/16\/airpods-apple-watch-underpriced-neil-cybart\/\">MacRumors<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/daringfireball.net\/linked\/2017\/03\/17\/cybart-apple-pricing\">John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"http:\/\/daringfireball.net\/linked\/2017\/03\/17\/cybart-apple-pricing\">\n<p>AirPods are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/product\/MMEF2AM\/A\/airpods\">still showing<\/a> a delivery estimate of &ldquo;6 weeks&rdquo;. Either demand remains unexpectedly strong or production remains unexpectedly difficult (or some combination of both).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neil Cybart: Given the preceding list, a strong case could have been made for Apple to price its new wireless headphones at $249, or even $299. The fact that Samsung priced its Gear IconX at $199 seemed to suggest a sub-$200 retail price for AirPods was unlikely. 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