Apple will no longer fix the $17,000 gold Apple Watch::The original Apple Watch models, including the $10,000-plus 18-karat gold Edition that Beyoncé wore, are now officially obsolete and won’t get parts, repair, or replacement services.

  • erwan@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    The point is that for them, it doesn’t matter if the watch is obsolete and ends up in a drawer after a few years. They’ll just buy a new one.

    For them 20k is like $20 for you.

    • KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      You’re actually off by a lot more than you realize.

      Average US income is about $31.2k, Beyoncé (who bought one) has an income of about $90m.

      Meaning $20k to her is around $0.64 in relative wealth to the average person.

      Literally pennies.