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Does it really require creativity to replace the CPU in the Mac Mini? Presumably Apple has looked at a lot of these issues and decided the return on investment

• toyg 8y ago
  In isolation, maybe. But there is a goodwill element that is very hard to gain and very easy to lose. Keeping the MacMini competitive, even at a slight loss, would ensure people keep a certain category of projects in the Apple ecosystem; goodwill levels would stay high and ensure people keep buying profitable iPhones and iPads. It looks to me like Cook still lacks a certain vision for the ecosystem at large. He can clearly make individual products extremely profitable, but he can't really tie them all together in a coherent manner -- at least not on the techie side. He has a very good feeling for the consumer market, but a pretty bad one for the geeky niches. And the software is getting terrible -- typical for a traditional electronics company, which is what he's turning Apple into.
  • zelos 8y ago
    Yes, I think you're right: I suspect it may be short term thinking to some extent on Apple's part. I know I'm considering trying to leave the ecosystem because there's no upgrade for my Mac Mini.
    • Reason077 8y ago
      Have you considered a Hackintosh?
      • zelos 8y ago
        Yes, I occasionally go look at the guides on Hackintoshes, but the difficulty with macOS upgrades puts me off.
• hirup 8y ago
  Operating systems are sticky. If there is no up-to-date Mac hardware when I want a new computer, I will switch to Windows/Linux and not come back. Apple's strategy is one for slowly killing the Mac (but they can't intend that because they keep pumping out new versions of macOS like clockwork). I can't detect any logic in what Apple is doing.