Ehh.
Best way to get over the idea of being a cheap brand is sell something for a high price that people actually buy, and on top of that hopefully rave about it.
I use to have used a lot of Motorola phones in my life with the last being a Moto G. Amazing phones. Features like chop flashlight and double tap to turn of screen were game changers. The speed and graphics were on par with what I needed. Great phones.
But do I as a consumer see Motorola as a “flagship” phone. If you gave me unlimited money to buy a phone would I go out and have gotten the top of the line Motorola over my S25+? It could possibly be comparable to the S25 Ultra. I don’t even know why I would need an S25 Ultra. But I don’t know what the top of the line Motorola phone is or was at that time.
This could change that. And that is what they need because they do make great phones in my experience.
If I am given a stock that is worth $1. I pay taxes on the $1 because $1 is income.
If the stock goes to $2. Do I automatically owe the government more tax?
Now if I take my $1 stock that is now worth $2 and trade it for a 2 dollar bill. Do I automatically owe the government more tax?
But if I take out a $1 loan and use my $1 stock that is now worth $2 as collateral, I do owe taxes?
Lets say I have $10,000 in total assets (car included) and I leverage my car worth $1,000 for a loan. You expect me to pay taxes on that $1,000 loan like it was income? Why would a business be different?