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This is the result of Apple trying to become a "fashionable products company" instead of a "premium products company". Premium is about the whole package deliv
by mtgx 9y ago
This is the result of Apple trying to become a "fashionable products company" instead of a "premium products company".
Premium is about the whole package delivering high value -
at a reasonably high cost, too. Fashion is almost 100% about aesthetics, at a much higher price. Not much value in relation to price except for branding and the exclusivity aspect (which is tied to the very high prices). But fashion often has little to do with the quality/price ratio of the product. See those ridiculous diamond-covered $50,000 phones with 3-year old specs and OS versions.
I believe Apple is also selling some ridiculous $17,000 smart watches now. The similarly priced Xeon-based Mac Pros almost enter this category, too.
It's about culture and priorities inside the company. The moment I saw them shift towards the "fashion" aspect, I knew things would start to go downhill for Apple in terms of quality as well as value per product.
If they don't check and rectify their priorities soon, they're going to have much bigger problems in the long term, maybe unfixable problems.
- gaius 9y agoThis is the result of Apple trying to become a "fashionable products company" instead of a "premium products company". Absolutely. Like what does "Pro" mean in Apple-speak right now? A workhorse for serious professionals who earn their living with their tools, or the luxury version of the regular consumer version? There's a TV ad in the UK that says the Macbook Pro would be perfect for a first-year undergrad... That's not who I'd imagine a real "Pro" product was aimed at.
- remir 9y agoApple should just make two laptops: Macbook and Macbook Pro. Convert the current Macbook Air into a 13" Macbook that is more in line with the Air's price. The Pro should be a pro machine. Plenty of ports and no touch bar non sence, but keep the Touch ID sensor.
- gaius 9y agoCrippling the Mac Mini to force people onto the Mac Pro "tower" then leaving that to rot was likewise insane. It's like Apple have forgot they only sell iPhones because iPhones are first-class citizens for all the content authored and apps developed on Macs... Take away the ecosystem and the fruits will eventually wither...
- remir 9y agoI agree. I would like to see a new Mini with good specs but Apple is uninterested in this machine, it seems.