Users won't give up their iPhones for $10K, and that makes Apple 'wonderful' says Warren Buffett

mikethemartian said:
For most people in the US, $10,000 is a trivial amount of money to base any lifelong decision on even one as unimportant as what phone you use.

I disagree.  For many people in the US, $10,000 is more money than they ever had at one time.  There are also many Americans for whom $10,000 is no life changer but still a considerable amount of money.  Then are the people who will always take free money and would have no intention of following through on their commitment. 

$10,000 would not change my life but I'd still have to consider the offer, if there were one.  I've been enjoying the iPhone since the first model but $10k to switch to other phones that are also highly regarded?  Maybe.   

I'm not young but I still expect the iPhone (and similar devices) to become quaint vintage electronics within my lifetime, replaced by something cooler - maybe from Apple and maybe not - so I don't consider such a decision would have a "lifetime" impact.

Another potential in-my-lifetime scenario is the pessimistic one in which everything goes to crap and which phone we use becomes a non-issue.