Much as I admire Apple and have profiled them favorably in my books, our household has no iPhones. Plenty of iPods/iPads/iTunes but no iPhones. I refused to pay the AT&T premium for the iPhone, and then the Verizon premium.
The Orbitz hotel recommendation engine which is in the news because in default mode it shows pricier properties to Mac users may be the tip of the iceberg. At least Orbitz allows you to sort properties by price. I imagine there are sites which deliberately show Apple users higher prices and don’t give them a choice to sort differently.
With Sprint also an iPhone carrier for the last few months, I had considered trading in the family’s Blackberrys and Android phones. Maybe we will wait!
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Are we paying an “Apple tax”?
Much as I admire Apple and have profiled them favorably in my books, our household has no iPhones. Plenty of iPods/iPads/iTunes but no iPhones. I refused to pay the AT&T premium for the iPhone, and then the Verizon premium.
The Orbitz hotel recommendation engine which is in the news because in default mode it shows pricier properties to Mac users may be the tip of the iceberg. At least Orbitz allows you to sort properties by price. I imagine there are sites which deliberately show Apple users higher prices and don’t give them a choice to sort differently.
With Sprint also an iPhone carrier for the last few months, I had considered trading in the family’s Blackberrys and Android phones. Maybe we will wait!
Are we paying an “Apple tax”?
Much as I admire Apple and have profiled them favorably in my books, our household has no iPhones. Plenty of iPods/iPads/iTunes but no iPhones. I refused to pay the AT&T premium for the iPhone, and then the Verizon premium.
The Orbitz hotel recommendation engine which is in the news because in default mode it shows pricier properties to Mac users may be the tip of the iceberg. At least Orbitz allows you to sort properties by price. I imagine there are sites which deliberately show Apple users higher prices and don’t give them a choice to sort differently.
With Sprint also an iPhone carrier for the last few months, I had considered trading in the family’s Blackberrys and Android phones. Maybe we will wait!
June 26, 2012 in Industry Commentary, Telecommunications | Permalink