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by mark_l_watson·16y ago·view on hn ↗
Interesting article, but I disagree mostly due to my personal preferences: I am more comfortable using GMail+GCalendar+Gdocs in my workflow, buying MP3s cheaply on Amazon, and having the relative openness of the Android phones over the iPhone.

Still, for non-techs, the Apple do it all approach would be very tempting if not for the much higher cost of Apple gear.

I may be calling this wrong, but I think that we are going to the commoditization of just about everything: cheaper bandwidth, cheaper devices, low cost or free software, etc. The market will grow but individually products and services will get much cheaper.

Very long term, will most people be willing to pay for the Apple cost premium?

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When you factor in the time and effort savings from the extensive polish/integration work that Apple does, plus the 'style' bonus value, Apple really isn't that much more expensive. Hell, the iPhone is only a whopping $0.25 more than the Droid over the 2-year life of the contract. The iPhone is easily $0.25 more awesome than the Droid!
See Apple's laptops for an answer to your last question. In a field of $400-1200 laptops, they're selling $2000 machines very successfully.

PCs have already been commoditized, Apple has maintained their premium by offering something that noone else can: smooth integration and experience due to everything designed end-to-end by one company (and OS X).