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The X100v hype pushing prices to crazy leves

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Foskito
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Re: The X100v hype pushing prices to crazy leves
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notchy wrote:

Foskito wrote:

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Agree, but the hype was never that high with all other models. I am just saying that if they can't keep up with demand it means the market still want the current version.

I don't understand why you keep describing this situation as resulting from "hype". Hype suggests a marketing campaign or some other coordinated effort to artificially boost demand and thus prices. That's not what's happening here. This is just good ol' supply and demand in action.

Exactly the same thing has happened with Raspberry Pi single board computers (and many other products). Component shortages have restricted the numbers being manufactured while demand from buyers has remained constant. Inevitably in a market place, this has pushed up prices, in some cases to astonishing levels. No hype involved.

I guess you are not familiar with how social media work. As I said before one only needs to take a few minutes to dive into Instagram, Tiktok, etc to see what hype is. A trend, something viral, a tendency. Not a “conspiracy or a “coordinated effort”.

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