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Apple marketing power, inconsistent video purchasing habits confusing Hollywood
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How to restore the classic Mac startup chime to Apple's new 2016 MacBook Pros
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Apple hikes UK prices on some older Mac models by 20% in response to declining British pound
Some people I know who work in an app-making company are pissed off that the Mac Pro, which hasn't been updated in nearly three years, and is using three-year-old technology, is now £500 more expensive across the board. This Mac should've had a price cut in the last year or two.
Brexit has affected the exchange rate, yes, but for Apple to increase prices like this just smacks of profiteering. There is no way it costs Apple (in lost profit) an extra £500 to sell a Mac Pro in the UK than it does to sell it in the US, or France, or Germany.
They added £20 to the cost of an Apple Pencil just a few weeks ago, taking it from £79 to £99. Were they really losing that much money on the Pencil?
By all means, Apple should protect their income, but hiking prices like this is definitely going to affect them. I'm quite interested in the new MBP, but not at those prices. I'll hang on until they're cheaper, And if I'm doing that, you can rest assured I'm not the only one. Those guys at the app company I know, are likely to hold off buying these new MBPs, too.
The one plus I can see from this, is that I can sell my Mac Pro for slightly more now -
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