When Apple charges you for more storage, they are charging you for
the extra value the device has by having more storage.
Not exact matches
Roku's price premium represents the
extra value of having the remote control, while the Stick itself is an obvious answer to Google's
device, which has been wildly popular in the United States since its release last year.
In medical cost - effectiveness analysis, a commonly accepted standard is to say that a new
device, medication or program that generates one year of
extra life for a healthy person at less than $ 100,000 is a good
value.
It's a great media consumption
device and the
extras of running Android applications and surfing the web with the Silk browser make it an outstanding
value.
One could argue that trying to charge a little
extra and make more profit is more trouble than it's worth for Google or Apple (or even profit - hungry Amazon)-- better to offer it at cost or thereabouts to enhance the
value of the broader platform, which is where the real money comes from (advertising and
devices respectively).
It's new role as a good companion to PS4 will further extend its
value & still carries on the original vision of playing console class games via a portable
device, and I like the image of the woman using her Vita with PS now at the office, bringing to mind the idea that I could literally have top notch games accessible to me in a variety of places and don't have to worry about carrying around a ton of
extra stuff.
I can think of a perfectly good, and far more believable, alternative explanation: CDs are a dying format, and when their only
value is as an intermediate step (manual ripping, metadata tagging, and album art sourcing still required) towards listening to the songs on them on a tiny flash memory - based playback
device, sales will decline as alternative sources become available that don't require the
extra effort, don't junk up shelves with unwanted packaging, don't cost as much to buy, etc..
Though our other picks provide useful
extras like integrated charging cables, as well as more
value when it comes to capacity per dollar, a Quick Charge 3.0 power bank like the Presto 10000 PBT10 can charge a compatible
device from zero to 70 percent in about 30 minutes.
HomeKit at its best will allow
device manufacturers to add
extra features and
value to their products to appeal to iOS users, without having to reinvent the wheel each time.
Smarthome
devices are expensive, and if you've decked out your entire house with all sorts of fun smarthome toys, that's thousands of dollars of
extra value added onto your house, which can make for a great negotiating tool when it comes time to sell.