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mwmisses4289

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3. So, we are pricing ourselves out of the market

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Tue Mar 3, 2026, 03:19 PM

Mar 3

by raising prices on our machines so nobody can afford to buy them; nobody is buying them because they are too expensive; so let's raise the price even more so nobody will buy them because they are even more expensive and continue the business strategy of pricing ourselves out of the market!

Have i got that right?

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Apple raises MacBook prices across the board as M5 chips, new displays signal AI-first strategy [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Mar 3 OP

Take a peek at what DDR 4 & 5 RAM is now sellimg for SheltieLover Mar 3 #1

Thanks to the AI bubble. highplainsdem Mar 3 #2

Meh it'll pop eventually and then the prices will crash. cstanleytech Mar 3 #6

That's what I heard about Bitcoin 8 years ago Polybius Mar 3 #9

Because it's being artificially being propped up and it's perfect for laundering money. cstanleytech Mar 4 #10

But it still hasn't burst Polybius Mar 4 #12

That's different than tech though this is AI which uses tech hardware. cstanleytech Mar 4 #13

Yup. SheltieLover Mar 3 #7

So, we are pricing ourselves out of the market mwmisses4289 Mar 3 #3

The overall increased prices IbogaProject Mar 3 #4

That's out of the realm of affordability for most people. cstanleytech Mar 3 #5

Maybe that's the idea? 3825-87867 Mar 3 #8

proud to have never bought over-priced Apple crap Skittles Mar 4 #11

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