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> Apple is well-suited to fund a loss-leader products that bolster their cachet in the professional community They could do this, but they have yet to prove th
by bluejekyll 10y ago
> Apple is well-suited to fund a loss-leader products that bolster their cachet in the professional community
They could do this, but they have yet to prove that they will do it. Ever since Jobs, Apple has been hyper fixated on focused, profitable product lines. The Pro is out of step with that, and I bet with laptops making up the bulk of their computer sales, we'll start seeing them move away from the iMac too.
My only guess right now is that they still feel they need the Pro to maintain their computer business, but I fear they are slowly becoming just a gadget company and will forget their roots.
- murukesh_s 10y agoI wish Apple management folks read the sentiment here. Because, I believe if not for Apple, the industry wouldn't have progressed this far, at least in the build quality department (We had Sony, Dell and IBMs pro laptops but they never had the combination of price/build quality/looks nailed).