Bought any RAM lately? Phone? GPU in the last decade?
The latest iphone has gone down in price? It's double. I guess the marketing is working.
"Pens are not cheaper, look at this Montblanc" is not a good faith response.
'84 Motorola DynaTAC - ~$12k AfI (adjusted for inflation)
'89 MicroTAC ~$8k AfI
'96 StarTAC ~$2k AfI
`07 iPhone ~$673 AfI
The current average smartphone sells for around $280. Phones are getting cheaper.