E5 blue pop

[warriorcookie]

Originally Posted by corallivore

They've alreasy said pricing will be the same, says the the article posted above.

What TV's are you talking about that are outdated in 3 or 4 months?

The last big technology curve I was aware of was 4k/uhd but as far as I know, that technology was on the horizon for years and you still have the option of buying standard HD TV's for less?

The alternative is to offer a trade in, as I mentioned above, or to let customers know when you put the soon to be outdated "new" product to market, let customers know the upgrade is coming...like what would happen with your TV analogy....Knowing full well that your product would be getting a major upgrade/overhaul within a year is completely different and IMO, predatory.

4k, UHD, Smart Tv's...even HD when it was new was a very gradual roll out and phase out.

It's just an example, but....

If you buy an LED Tv today, it will be discontinued in January and the new one will probably land in march. It won't be a radical new technology, just an improvement on existing LED tech. Improvements based on customer feedback and refining the engineering going into the technology. They won't offer you a trade in on the new one just because it performs better. Even if it's defective you don't get to trade it in, it's repaired. And the price of the new tv won't be the same, it will be much cheaper!

New technology is always in the works. A product lifecycle will vary based on a number of factors, but if a company always waited to launch because something better is coming they'd never sell anything. Something better is always coming.

Maybe i'm missing the point? Far as i know, the E5 isn't defective, just underwhelming?