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>and get volumes up again by making sure that they have attractive premium products that people can afford. Another thing would be to offer entry-level product
by ridgeguy 8y ago
>and get volumes up again by making sure that they have attractive premium products that people can afford.
Another thing would be to offer entry-level products that get people into the ecosystem. Like the iPhone SE - smaller and less capable, but profitable at lower prices than newer models. Basically, keep a lower step on the ladder - it makes it easier to get aboard.
- lostgame 8y agoJacking up the price on the Mac Mini the same year as ditching the 5S speaks volumes about how much they care about creating ‘affordable’ anything.
- donarb 8y agoApple’s hardware is affordable because it lasts so long. The Mac Mini I bought in 2012 can run the latest OS.
- JohnJamesRambo 8y agoI don’t know if you know this but a pc built in 2012 can also run the latest os...
- zozbot123 8y agoRunning the latest os is one thing... does it run well, though? Probably depends on the os!
- dagw 8y agoRunning the latest os is one thing... does it run well, though? Probably depends on the os! a decent new PC 2012 has a quad core ivy bridge CPU, a 600 series Nvidia Geforce card and quite possible an SSD drive. What latest OS won't run well on that hardware?
- el_cid 8y agohuh? I am a huge Apple fan but my grandad uses a PC I built in 2012 and it's running the latest Windows OS (with updates). In the PC market that is no feat tbh. In the mobile market - yes.
- ctdonath 8y agoWas the iPod Shuffle that got me in. $100 sucked me into the iTunes ecosystem; now my career is writing apps. Don't underestimate the value of very small entry points.