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There are new shiny iPhones, so Apple is making you pay more for older models
TechCrunchWednesday, September 9, 2026 at 7:56 PM
RedScroll Brief
Apple is raising the price of its existing iPhone models by $100, including iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and iPhone Air.
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- Impact
- High
- Category
- Technology
- Market relevance
- Moderate
- Why it matters
- Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow. Apple is raising the price of its existing iPhone models by $100, including iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and iPhone Air. Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to There and Apple.
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What happened
Apple is raising the price of its existing iPhone models by $100, including iPhone 16, iPhone 17, and iPhone Air.
Why it matters
Technology shifts change how people work, communicate, and build — often faster than policy can follow.
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Timeline
TechCrunch published: There are new shiny iPhones, so Apple is making you pay more for older models
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Economic impact
Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to There and Apple.
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