The only loser is the US consumer..
Why do so many american consumers just accept this? Fact is most phone manufacturers these days are fleecing the customer.. yet the companies who do provide good value and innovation (i.e. the Xiaomi's and Huawei's Honor brand) are effectively being pushed out of the market by the backdoor..
When you compare the likes of Honor 7X for £200-£300, to something like a Galaxy S9 or Pixel 2 which cost £700-£800, there really is not enough difference or innovation to justify the cost difference. The progress of innovation in Smartphones has stagnated over the past 2-3 years, so people who do splash out on the new flagship phone, are simply paying ridiculous amounts for small nominal improvements over existing mid-teer phones
Biting the hand that feeds IT
