who the fuck preorders a PHONE?
this post was submitted on 10 Sep 2024
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Me. $350 off and $100 worth of storage upgrades on a Pixel 9 pro was worth it for me. Phones now are expensive as fuck but getting a ~40% discount on a brand new product made it easier to accept.
Pixel 9? Fuck I'm getting old.
I think that's pretty reasonable? If there are good offers for pre-ordering, why not?
Way better than pre-ordering video games. But that's a pretty low bar anyways.
It's OK for Google to massively overcharge for Phones, it's only bad when Apple does it.
I find both bad. There. Take your presumptions away.
Apple is getting their butt handed to them in china. Very nice.
what sanctions does to a mfer 🤣
I wish they got sanctioned into oblivion.
I'm sure big daddy government will protect apple from having to compete in a real marketplace.