Re: Attitude
"However, I have a brain so am more likely to spend £200 on an Android handset that will last three years before it needs replacing,"
Phones are commodity items now. There is a price point, which is about 200 eurodollarpounds, where you can get all the features that are "good enough" in a new phone. At about 600 local currancy units is the next price point for top quality. Between them you might get appropriate (IMHO) compromises, so better camera but remaining components the same. The "flagship" phones are status symbols, so they could probably double their price and still sell plenty.
Same goes for most commodity products. A double bed base is about 200 eurodollarpounds, plus whatever else they can persuade you to pay. None of the extras makes a significant difference to it's function as a bed, but you can spend 2-3k on a base easily.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
