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Some of us simply refuse to pay an astronomical premium for any overpriced hairdryer, fan etc. The prices are unjustified and the ROI sucks

Dunno what their airwrap is. But Dyson triggers a lot of tech people because they take already-known principles of physics, market it as some newfangled thing they've invented, and layer it with patents which would most likely fail under a court challenge. But nobody is willing to pay the tens of millions of dollars it would cost to fight them in court so the patent stands (for now). (I don't really blame them for the patents thing; I blame the USPTO for granting such stupid patents.)

e.g. Their bladeless fan uses a principle which has been known since the 1700s. The fan blades (you didn't think it was really bladeless did you?) are in the base, and blows air out thin slits at the top. This fast-moving air drags nearby air along with it, creating the illusion of a bladeless fan [youtu.be].

The thing is, nobody makes their fan this way because it's stupid. It's less efficient than just having the fan blades blow the air directly. The Dyson has to use more energy to move the same amount of air as a regular fan. You only do it Dyson's way if there's some danger of objects being ingested which could tangle with the blades. Yet despite using a design that's been known about for centuries, Dyson managed to get patents on it. And despite the design being inferior, their marketing department has got the masses convinced that they've invented some new superior design. That will trigger any knowledgeable techie.

Apple is similar. The only thing they actually make is their Mx processors and UI software. Everything else in their devices is standard components everyone else in the industry uses. Made by the very same companies Apple's marketing has convinced people are inferior. Samsung, LG, Toshiba, Sony, etc. You're basically paying a reseller 3x to 10x more for the same memory, storage, screen, camera, etc. available in other products. They and Dyson are more marketing companies, than they are tech companies. You can see it if you look at their R&D spending as a percent of revenue [visualcapitalist.com]. Apple's is far lower than true tech companies like Nvidia, Broadcom, Intel (they spend 28%)

That's actually incorrect. The cost of the product is almost always negligible for this type of product like makeup or lotions. You're paying for the brand and the marketing dollars. If the business case calls for higher market share or volume and low profit margins that sets the retail price. If you can't play with the big boys and their volumes then you are forced to slice up the market base and go after high profit margins. It's basic stuff - business school 101.