Tech Used to Be Bleeding Edge, Now it’s Just Bleeding | After a decade of scandals and half-assed product launches, people are no longer buying the future Big Tech is selling.::After a decade of scandals and half-assed product launches, people are no longer buying the future Big Tech is selling.

      • LazaroFilm@lemmy.world
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        9 months ago

        Very good pint.

        Device Release Price Lifespan Monthly Cost of Ownership Release Date
        Nokia 3310 (Adjusted) $67.15 8 years Approximately $0.70 2000
        5th Gen iPod (iPod Video) $299 6 years Approximately $4.15 2005
        iPod Touch (7th Gen) $199 6 years Approximately $2.76 2019
        MacBook Air (M1 chip) $999 5 years Approximately $16.65 2020
        Google Pixel 5 (Base) $699 4 years Approximately $14.56 2020
        iPhone 13 (Base Model) $699 4 years Approximately $14.56 2021
        Samsung Galaxy S21 (Base) $799 4 years Approximately $16.65 2021
        iPhone 13 Pro (Base Model) $999 4 years Approximately $20.81 2021
        Apple Vision Pro $3,499 4 years Approximately $72.90 2024
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      9 months ago

      Basically, I don’t think think monthly cost of ownership is a good metric for value.

      I probably used an old cell phone maybe 3 hours a week. I use my smartphone at least 3 hours a day communicating with people, reading news, studying, games for kids, work, etc. I don’t think monthly cost of ownership reflects the value that those devices bring me. Your table needs a different column that measures the value more appropriately. Perhaps ownership cost per hour of usage?

      You have another issue in that smartphones replace cameras, radios/Walkmen, maps, and even laptops In many cases. An iphone doesn’t just replace an old Nokia, it replaces all those other items as well.

      I don’t think you need more rows, you need different columns.