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Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone.

From Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com>
Newsgroups misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.advocacy
Subject Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone.
Date 2026-04-24 23:50 -0700
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On 2026-04-24 21:24, Maria Sophia wrote:
> pothead wrote:
>> Now that is good service.
> 
> Don't you guys even look at the crap that Alan Baker posts before
> responding to his trolls? Please do not respond to Alan Baker's drivel, as
> it forces the rest of us to see it.
> 
> In always defending Apple to the death, no matter what, using the first
> inane excuse he could come up with, Alan Baker used a non-Pro price for
> AppleCare+ when we clearly are discussing a $1,000+ flagship (the Pro Max).

The "flagship" iPhone 17 Pro Max starts...

STARTS!!!

...at $1,199. So 20% more than you based your calculations on.

Choose a $1,000 iPhone as I did...

...and the AppleCare+ ISN'T the $13.99 you claimed...

...but rather $11.99. So 15% less than you used for your calculations.

> 
> Plus, Alan Baker's claim that iPhones are such crap that they can't even
> last a few years in use is interesting,

I made no such claim.

But you assumed that users are normally keeping smartphones for 7 years, 
and that just isn't the case.

> as again, in Always defending Apple
> to the death, no matter what, using the first inane excuse he can think of,
> by Alan Baker claiming all iPhones are crap is not believable in the main.
> 
> Hence, all of Alan Baker's numbers are bullshit.

My numbers were all spot on.

> Please do not amplify Alan Baker's trolls.

Cry harder.

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AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-24 18:47 -0600
  Arlen posts more bullshit Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-04-24 18:10 -0700
    Re: Arlen posts more bullshit Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. pothead <pothead@snakebite.com> - 2026-04-25 02:17 +0000
    Re: Arlen posts more bullshit Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-24 23:29 -0400
      Re: Arlen posts more bullshit Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-04-25 07:12 -0400
  Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-24 22:24 -0600
    Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-24 22:29 -0600
      Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-25 09:28 -0600
        Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-04-25 21:41 +0000
        Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. CrudeSausage <crude@sausa.ge> - 2026-04-25 20:38 -0400
          Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-26 12:59 -0600
      Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-04-25 10:34 -0700
    Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-04-24 23:50 -0700
      Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-25 08:26 -0400
        Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-25 09:12 -0600
          Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-04-25 08:57 -0700
            Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-26 09:36 -0400
              Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-26 12:54 -0600
                Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-04-26 12:46 -0700
                Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2026-04-26 23:20 +0000
                Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-04-27 15:45 -0600
                Re: AppleCare+ basically more than doubles the cost of a typical iPhone. Alan <nuh-uh@nope.com> - 2026-04-27 15:11 -0700

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