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tommica ◴[] No.41850050[source]
Looks really nice, wish could afford it, but Apple products are so expensive... Commodity products for premium price
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meroes ◴[] No.41850180[source]
Many of these devices aren’t actually fungible commodities though.I tried to buy a phone in the $200 range and Android phones were so much worse than used iPhones. I they would drop calls and freeze on the dial pad during long calls where I was on hold. Tried two different models and had the same issues. I could have tried a used $200 Android but I was not wanting to try for a third Android. All I wanted/needed was to make important calls.

So I guess I don’t see them as commodities which implies fungibility.

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II2II ◴[] No.41850257[source]
I realize that there are bad Androids out there and the abundance of choice makes it difficult to sift through the good and the bad, but there are good Android phones out there in the $200-$300 USD range. My current phone is a bit over three years old and it is still very usable.
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1. dsissitka ◴[] No.41850397[source]
Especially with companies like Motorola. The 2022 Edge cost $400 on release. A bit over a year later it was on sale for $140.