Technology isn’t immune to increasing prices.
virtual reality headset by a whopping $100 as it attempts to staunch its own bleeding of revenue across its business. The Quest 2 was likely a money loser for Meta at launch, but thanks to other business and economic pressures, it’s clear that Meta doesn’t want to continue floating it, and so consumers will have to pay more going forward.Anecdotally, it’s also been harder to find really great deals on last year’s technology.
As we head into the big product launch season, we can expect to see more effects of inflation in the prices of new phones, laptops, and other devices that get announced. Industry analysts are warning that thewas; if that pans out, Apple could keep the iPhone 13 in the lineup without lowering its price like it has with older models in years past. It will still look like a savings compared to the new one while still costing the same as it did a year ago.
this fall as a way to deal with inflation — you can certainly expect that cost to be passed on to you, the consumer, which means your next USB-C cable or phone case will likely cost more. We’ve been used to the cost of tech coming down over time, and if you look at a long-term scale of decades, that’s still certainly the case. But we can’t expect technology to be immune to the rest of the economy forever, and if your next loaf of bread costs more than it did before, your next smartphone likely will, too.Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week.Please confirm your subscription to Verge Deals via the verification email we just sent you.
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