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  • Apple Vision Pro rumors: More speed, more comfortable, and eventually cheaper

    doggonedoggone
    How much was the original Mac in real terms.  I think around $2500, which in today's prices is $10000.
    Still the Vision Pro is an expensive hobby.  Not really for me and certainly not at that price.  
    Remember that quite a few of Apple products start off as hobbies.  AppleTV is one but it competes in a complex and low cost market.  That's all about selling content and subscriptions.
    The four Apple products I love, use all the time and replace when needed are: MBP, iPhonePro, AppleWatch, Apple TV.  iPads never worked for me, VisionPro is hard to see what I would use it for.  So not every Apple product will work for everyone and until the price goes down the VisionPro will be very much niche.
    dewmemuthuk_vanalingam

  • Apple's upcoming low-cost MacBook: Colorful and affordable

    doggonedoggone
    Rogue01 said:
    "That Walmart M1 MacBook Air officially sells for $699, though it has consistently been listed for $649. This has always been a steal in our opinion based on how solid Apple Silicon is.  It would be great for Apple to start selling this new machine at the same $699 price point."

    The article should point out that this low price is the worthless 8/256 configuration.  This is not a 'steal'.  If this new A18 MacBook becomes reality, it does not need Apple Intelligence.  The base model new iPad doesn't have it.  So if Apple wanted to make a cheap laptop, you know they would start it at 8/256, because that is how Apple does business.  People buy these 'low cost' Macs by mistake because they don't realize the 8/256 is not upgradable.  There are hundreds of MacBook Pros, all 8/256, for sale on Facebook Marketplace that all say the same thing, 'I got this a few months ago and I barely used it'.  They realized 8/256 is a worthless machine.  So they are trying to sell them for about $500, sometimes less, and they sit on Facebook Marketplace for months with no buyers.

    Apple's idea of 'low cost' is $100 less, and it would be a configuration no one wants.  Add memory and SSD, then you will be better off buying the higher performance model.
    It's the base model.  What do you expect for that?  Certainly not all the bells and whistles.  I certainly wouldn't this type of machine and am currently typing this on a M1 MBP with 16BG ram and 512GB SSD.  That is the minimum for me given my usage.

    The point is that most people use a laptop for web surfing and shopping.  So 8GB RAM will do.  They may never create a file and save it on their Mac.  They don't need the photo library on their Mac.  So 256GB SSD will do.

    A low cost Mac provides access to the product line for those who are tight on money but want to have a Mac.  It also helps Apple squeeze the competition into lowering their prices which is want Apple did very successfully with the iPod market.  This is not competition for Chromebooks but for the standard mid range PC laptops which is what Apple needs to address next.
    williamlondondewmeAlex1N

  • Tim Cook isn't going to get fired, and Steve Jobs isn't rolling over in his grave

    doggonedoggone
    All I can say is thank you Steve and Tim.  Back in 2003 I have 10K from a 401K rollover.  After trying to do some trading and only being moderately successful, I decided to go all in on AAPL.  I followed Apple closely, bought their products and I knew that MacOS X was the key to their future success.  That stock is now worth over 1.5M.  

    What Tim has brought to Apple is the ability to deliver.  I still remember the days when products were delayed mostly for processor supply issues. Its rare nowadays that products aren't available the day of release and there is usually plenty of stock on hand. 
    jibVictorMortimerbaconstang

  • Apple plans low-cost MacBook based on iPhone processor

    doggonedoggone
    I've been waiting for this ever since Apple started releasing the silicon Macs.  This is potentially a game changer.  
    When Apple first released the iPod, it was a high end device only.  Then in gradually made cheaper models.  That and the windows version of iTunes meant revenue and market share skyrocketed.  That pushed the competition into lower and lower margin offerings.
    Finally Apple released the shuffle and effectively killed off the competition.  
    It also led the way to the iPhone dominance.  

    Now Apple releasing a low cost Mac will push the competition into an even lower margin market than it already is.  The cheapest MacBook Air is 999 so Apple releasing a cheaper offering at 799 would be typical of them.  I would like them to be more aggressive maybe 599 but it is not very Apple.  This would hit windows laptop hard and compete in the same price range.  There is no point trying to compete with Chromebooks yet.
    macplusplusronnlibertyandfreeAlex1N

  • macOS 26 may not support 2018 MacBook Pros, 2019 iMacs, or the iMac Pro

    doggonedoggone
    I've got two MBPs sitting on my desk doing nothing.  One is from 2012 and the other is from 2016.  Both work very well.  This really shows how good Apple's hardware really is.  
    I should really wipe them and donate to charity.  
    williamlondon