Re: I'm definitely part of the problem...
""The psychological threshold of $1,000 seems to have prompted some consumers to re-evaluate whether they really need to replace their phone as quickly as they have done in the past," she said"
LOL. My psychological threshhold is about $300. Fortunately, $700 smartphones drop to $300 on the used market after less than two years. The Galaxy S8+ was released just about two years ago. I bought mine last year, used, for $300. That, for me, was the most I had EVER spent on a phone, as as much as I am likely to ever spend (adjusted for inflation).
To be sure, it replaces a phone, gps unit, camera, music player, alarm clock, remotes for tv/stereo/thermostat, cycle computer (has ANT+ antenna) and a host of other things, guitar tuner, generator monitor, etc, etc. It is definitely worth $300 to me, but not more.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
