Comments on: iOS users buy more apps and pay more for them

By: Oscar Sanchez

Oscar Sanchez — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 04:43:19 +0000

RT @makeitapple: iOS users buy more apps and pay more for them http://t.co/MvPrZ6kn #makeitapple

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 07:46:14 +0000

American eh? Got your capitalist notions that people get as much out of life as they put into it? It’s an economic reality that people who are born into wealth stay wealthy and those who do not are likely to break their backs getting anywhere near the same living standard that is just handed to a large proportion of the population in western countries. The iPhone is a toy/status item for the rich and people who wish so damn much to be rich. Let us not forget that that is what Apple sell. It’s a status item.

I come from a farming background, I did go to school and I did get a great degree. I’m a software engineer now, and earn a great wage. It just, I spend a lot of my money on my families bills, because it’s people like you who don’t want to spend money on a liter of milk, but would rather spend it on Angry Birds. “Consumer sentiment” drives down the raw prices of our product affecting our bottom line. But you wouldn’t care about that, because you’re too busy worrying about which app to get next.

Here’s a joke for everyone:

How do you know someone owns an iPhone?
They’ll tell you.

By: Brett

Brett — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:35:10 +0000

Sorry Tim. Not true.

By: Pooley

Pooley — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:12:48 +0000

Paying more for apps? how about Australia where the aussie dollar is worth 7% more than the US dollar and yet apple charges some 10% extra when buying from Australia. Sort of reverse currency conversion just for apple.

By: FriendsofMac

FriendsofMac — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:03:16 +0000

Free phones = cheap skate app buyers. I have Apps on my iPhone that cost more (and are worth every cent) than most Droid devices cost. :)

-Chris
FOM

By: Rosswell

Rosswell — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 23:36:56 +0000

It’s about intelligent use of money.

I know lots of “poor” folk who pay $70 a month for cable TV, thinking it is a necessity of life!

Judicious spending means choosing something that will pay you back over the long haul, and IMHO Apple products are wise choices for the thrifty person.

By: dude

dude — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:53:39 +0000

Reckless? Give me a break. If you have more money you can spend more money! What is the purpose of having money if not to spend it. If I can afford an iPhone, why wouldn’t I buy one? I can afford the best experience and the best product, so I will buy it. You expect a successful person with a real job to buy the same car as someone with a fast-food salary? Your comment really can’t come across as anything but jealousy. Go to school! Put in the effort! Work hard! Network! This is how you get a ‘large disposable income’ instead of a tiny piddly one. We aren’t being reckless, just enjoying what we have worked so hard to earn.

By: Unintelligent

Unintelligent — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:33:19 +0000

I think the key point is that people who tend to buy iPhones tend to be integrated into Apple’s flow. They will pay for music and they will pay for apps. Android owners are more likely to develop apps or look for free apps because of the type of people who own them.

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:19:30 +0000

The type of person who can afford an iPhone/iOS device… Are lets face it, middle class or at least in a well paid job. And as such have a large disposable income. These people, speaking as someone who isn’t well off, are reckless with their money.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:59:13 +0000

people buy more Android devices