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Hmm good question

> How can Apple products be status items when over 60% of smartphones in the US are iPhones?

How can an official suit and tie be a status item if most men have one?

How can a good beard be a status item if it grows for free?

I wouldn’t say a general suit and/or tie are a status item. Maybe if it’s a expensive one.

A beard definitely isn’t a status item. That’s like saying black hair are a status item

"I spent 50-200% more on an item of similar utility" is a status statement, even if every other guy can afford it. Bonus points for a new iphone every time one is released.

You can make your own conclusions about people who are affected by such status statements.

> How can Apple products be status items when over 60% of smartphones in the US are iPhones?

This is an incredible achievement of Apple marketing.