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Why iPhones stay pricey

Apple's strategy of keeping iPhone prices flat for a while is unusual. Most tech companies pass on rising costs, like those for fancy AI chips, to customers. Apple can absorb these costs because it makes so much money from other things, like its app store and services, meaning they can still hit big revenue targets without hiking phone prices.

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