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0 pointshedora9y ago0 comments

Thanks for this! At least they are being more transparent than in the past.

By my calculations, Apple is doubling this (based on iPhone 5, and OS updates, not security updates). I think in $/month for disposable hardware like phones.

Plus, Apple's model is to charge for software development, while Google subsidizes it with ads/surveillance/platform lock-in. I'm happy to (and did, with the iPhone 6) pay 2x to opt-out of the OS-level surveillance.

So, for me, this phone is 4x more expensive than an iPhone. That takes real "courage". Of course, most people don't think like me, so they'll probably sell lots of these.

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Klathmon9y ago· 2 in thread

This has been the policy since the Nexus 4.

Chronic9q9y ago

So Nexus phones have been 4x more expensive since Nexus 4.

Klathmon9y ago

Well the Nexus 4 started at $299 at launch, and the Nexus 5 and 5X at $349, so that changes things a bit.

I do think that Google's support lifetime of these phones is atrocious, my comment was in reference to the "At least they are being more transparent than in the past."

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