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They will probably be waiting for the quarterly financial report for units sold. Though last time I check didn't the macbook, mac product range make a small por
by hackits 10y ago
They will probably be waiting for the quarterly financial report for units sold. Though last time I check didn't the macbook, mac product range make a small portion of their overall revenue stream?
- Joeri 10y agoThat's only relative. In absolute numbers the mac is a large business.
- seanp2k2 10y agoYes, but compared to mobile it's an order of magnitude smaller for Apple. It makes sense for them to focus on mobile, but it seems like they're doing that almost to the extent where they're neglecting Mac.
- simonh 10y agoYou don't invent an entirely new hinge mechanism, a completely new keyboard mechanism and integrate an entire computer subsystem with touch based interface, together with thorough updates to all your software to support it, in a product you're neglecting. The only credible criticism I've seen of the new MBP is that it's limited to 16 GB RAM and that's because that's the maximum limit of low profile RAM the Intel mobility processors support. That should change this year. For the iMac, the move to 5K and wide colour gamut were huge upgrades. I think they bought themselves a few more months of runway on those, given the paucity of Intel's roadmap over the last year. The real pain is with the Mac Pros. The situation there is just plain embarrassing. But looking at the Mac as a whole, Apple has been pouring in innovation and attention to detail. No other manufacturer is coming close to the level of effort going into their systems. Contrast the Surface line with bought-in commodity touch tech and clunky component choices (5400 rpm hard drives? Really?).
- coldtea 10y agoOnly relative matters.