Microsoft and Apple should be ashamed!

[rags]

@oex:
My point is that people dont need to buy an iphone, there are plenty other
phones on the market.

[NPNW]

people buy new  products because they benefit them, they want them, they have a useful function to do something they want.

people buy cheap products because that is what they can afford. Now I won't go into quality of product. Sometimes you buy what you think will do the job. Its kinda like a car although there are problems with this analogy. You start out with a ford, chevy, dodge, because that is what you can afford.
Once you can afford more you buy a Mercedes, Lexus, Rolls, etc.  The point is that most people don't get paid enough to afford a 50,000 to 1,000,000 dollar car.
With the decrease in wages in the U.S. people do what they can to save money. They take a chance on a cheaper product hoping it will do what they want. For things that they truly depend on, they will spend as much as they can, that they have. Also if you have money, you can take a chance on a cheaper product without worry of loss, and there are certain items that are required with wealth.

We also have politicians who reduce tariffs from foreign countries to increase profits for US companies that own business's in that country, such as China. The import tax went from 25% to 2% from china. Thank you Senator Grassley... @ss.