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Some numbers to consider: according to Apple's Q4 2016 financial report, Macs represent less than 10% of the company's revenues. Notebook revenues are also decl
by soyiuz 10y ago
Some numbers to consider: according to Apple's Q4 2016 financial report, Macs represent less than 10% of the company's revenues. Notebook revenues are also declining significantly (14% down from last year).
I did not see the numbers by category, but suppose the Pro line represents (optimistically) 5% of company's revenues and declining.
In this light, the company's decision not to dedicate significant resources to a declining segment of its lineup makes sense.
- acchow 10y agoBut they dedicated significant resources to change the MBP dramatically...
- mancerayder 10y agoAlso their share of the laptop market, contrary to what the in-placement ads in TV shows and movies where everyone has a Mac laptop would have you believe, is far behind their competitors (HP, Dell, Lenovo, etc.) who collectively also run Windows, which is far ahead of OSX in terms of adoption. So both in the OS space and in the HW space they have a niche market share. So, the question isn't whether it makes sense to continue the product lines, but whether their decisions will increase or hurt their market share and margins. I have a hard time believing they stopped caring about laptop sales. Those ads cost money, as does the R&D and all the rest of it.