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Will the X-E4 have IBIS?

Started Nov 21, 2020 | Polls thread
forest dream Senior Member • Posts: 2,796
Re: costs vs benefits

DarnGoodPhotos wrote:

forest dream wrote:

holashobby wrote:

John Gellings wrote:

Trying to protect your market by releasing sub-par products is not a good long term strategy, sooner or later someone will come along with the said features and walk away with your market, as Tim Cook famously said, Our core philosophy is to never fear cannibalization,” ... “If we don’t do it, someone else will.”

This is the major difference between smartphone and camera maker.

Camera maker create market segmentation via sub-bar product (less innovation) with reduce feature.

Smartphone maker always put some existing high-end features to next mid-range product (without increase price. E.g. iPhone SE 2020 $399); create new innovation for next high-end product. It is because they know each product must release with competitive feature otherwise consumer will switch to competitor product.

Using your example, the SE 2020 was a sub-par product.

IMO Apple SE 2020 $399 not a sub-par product because $399 has latest processor (at the time) as other more expensive high-end smartphone. You can't find other $399 phone has same performance.

If X-E4 (without IBIS) has same performance (same specs) & price as current X-T30 ($799) in market, then X-E4 is not sub-par product.

Are X-E4 (without IBIS) will sell in $799?

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