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I really (honestly) can't wait to see how they do in the market, because the prices are so steep compared to the metrics that other people look at when shopping
by thaumaturgy 16y ago
I really (honestly) can't wait to see how they do in the market, because the prices are so steep compared to the metrics that other people look at when shopping for laptops (display size, storage, speed). I don't even think Apple is gouging here; the unibody construction and flash storage are both pretty expensive.
So, Apple is pretty much saying, "Yeah, price, we're really not gonna compete on that" ... if that ends up working out well for them, that could be an interesting signal to other companies.
- lzw 16y agoApple is growing Mac sales at significantly higher rates than the rest of the PC market. Apple has been competitive with others on prices for about 20 years. Apple doesn't compete on the low end of the market. The people who think Apple is expensive are the people who compare an ATOM internet pad to a Macbook Pro and think they are both the same value because they are both "laptops".
- thaumaturgy 16y agoWell, shit, I had no idea that I compared Atom "internet pad"s to Macbook Pros that way. Thanks for the valuable insight! Bah, commenting on HN is a complete waste of time anymore.
- lzw 16y agoIt totally is. You express anything that goes against the rigid leftist freetard ideology and you get voted down and people start putting words in your mouth, like you just did. (If you read my actual post, I never said you said that.)
- jokermatt999 16y agoI think higher pricing is actually an advantage for Apple. It sets them to be somewhat "luxury" products. Not "signal I am rich" luxury, but to the point that they are more desirable for it. If they were priced the same as other laptops, and were as ubiquitous, I think they would those some of their appeal to some people.