I am definitely an Apple fanboi, but even I draw the line here. That is ridiculous.

Skiing whilst doing Facetime sounds tricky!

Not my thing but is not ridiculous. It is high end tech that is expensive to manufacture - it is priced accordingly.

If you can't afford it, don't buy it. 

Why must you be so reasonable all the time?

Sorry.

How does facetime work on those if both people have them - where is the camera? 

oh so that's what  happened to Sonny Bono

Presumably your "avatar" will be what people see when on video calls with you