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"Second: There's no evidence that content creators are actually leaving the Mac. " I don't think this is true. It's hard to say but there is a lot of noise abo
by edblarney 10y ago
"Second: There's no evidence that content creators are actually leaving the Mac. "
I don't think this is true. It's hard to say but there is a lot of noise about it.
Consider this: most 'creatives' are poor. Or kind of. My landlords wife is a 'photographer'. She doesn't make a lot of money. She - like many others - are 'money sensitive'. She uses a PC to do all her high-end work. I don't know why, or if she used Mac before, but I don't see any reason why creatives, in 2016 'need' to be on Mac.
If developers and creators can do their jobs well on a machine 1/2 the cost, that will affect outcomes.
"Apple's Mac sales are not, in _any_ way, propped up by professionals." - again this is false. Almost all consumer markets have 'category leaders' that drive the rest of consumption.
98% of Lululemon attire is worn outside of the Yoga studio - but if Lulu ever stopped making good yoga gear (and trust me, it's really good) - they'd be out of business.
- guitarbill 10y agoI'm in two minds about this, because e.g. Lululemon or the surface book aren't cheap either - so price isn't the only factor. But at least with the surface book you could argue that the stylus is a huge value add. And while I hate touchscreen laptops with a passion, I can definitely see it's a form factor many people enjoy. Especially "normal" users (non-terminal users?). Having said that, there's definitely a herd mentality. People buy what other people in the group have, and what is considered "cool/chic/whatever". The second part is really hard to track, especially with something as tool-like as laptops ultimately are. So there is a huge risk here. The question is "are techies still the 'category leaders'"? Microsoft seems to be betting they aren't, and they are following through with that.