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Did he say $999 for the stand?!!

by empath75 7y ago

minimaxir 7y ago
Yes, he did. The crowd laughed at that line.
- markdog12 7y ago
  Sounded more like gasps of disbelief it wasn't included + price of it.
- Flott 7y ago
  Maybe they laughed because it kinda look like a cheese grater. Edit: My bad. Actually, it's the new mac pro that look like a cheese grater.
  - plorkyeran 7y ago
    The back of the monitor also looks like a cheese grater.
Jyaif 7y ago
And only $129 for the 4" wall mount.
- xeroaura 7y ago
  $200 for the Vesa mount. Oof.
cwbrandsma 7y ago
I was laughing hard when I heard the audience grown at that announcement. The presenter's face just DROPPED. Seriously, that had to be an "Oh shit" moment.
- xienze 7y ago
  > The presenter's face just DROPPED. Seriously, that had to be an "Oh shit" moment. Speaks to how out-of-touch Apple's management is if they though that wouldn't have gone over as poorly as it did.
- bitwize 7y ago
  It's gonna be 2019's "599 U.S. Dollars" meme.
- uasm 7y ago
  https://youtu.be/YzQZLucY8iw https://youtu.be/YzQZLucY8iw
  - kissickas 7y ago
    To my extreme disappointment, "This video is unavailable."
    - huntermeyer 7y ago
      https://youtu.be/0Nk538OH5xQ https://youtu.be/0Nk538OH5xQ
dictum 7y ago
Time for some Dadaist tinkering. The bill of materials is probably $50-100 or less to turn an iPad Pro into a viable stand for the Pro Display.
uasm 7y ago
That's inflation for you.
threatofrain 7y ago
But now your monitor can go vertical. It’s good for coding!
- asdff 7y ago
  People are going to be leaning this thing on their wall or on a stack of dollar bills, that might even be cheaper.
yitchelle 7y ago
> The stand and VESA mount costs extra because it’s Apple. For me the last line in the article obnoxiously sums up Apple's attitude towards pricing.
Corrado 7y ago
I guess you could prop your $6000 monitor up against the wall or some milk crates or something. Are they including a power cable in the box or is that a $99 extra?
- kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
  For the price they should have microwave beamed power. Two cables hanging off the back are just too ugly to countenance.

Did he say $999 for the stand?!!

minimaxir 7y ago

Yes, he did. The crowd laughed at that line.

markdog12 7y ago
Sounded more like gasps of disbelief it wasn't included + price of it.
Flott 7y ago
Maybe they laughed because it kinda look like a cheese grater. Edit: My bad. Actually, it's the new mac pro that look like a cheese grater.
- plorkyeran 7y ago
  The back of the monitor also looks like a cheese grater.

Jyaif 7y ago

And only $129 for the 4" wall mount.

xeroaura 7y ago
$200 for the Vesa mount. Oof.

cwbrandsma 7y ago

I was laughing hard when I heard the audience grown at that announcement. The presenter's face just DROPPED. Seriously, that had to be an "Oh shit" moment.

xienze 7y ago
> The presenter's face just DROPPED. Seriously, that had to be an "Oh shit" moment. Speaks to how out-of-touch Apple's management is if they though that wouldn't have gone over as poorly as it did.
bitwize 7y ago
It's gonna be 2019's "599 U.S. Dollars" meme.
uasm 7y ago
https://youtu.be/YzQZLucY8iw https://youtu.be/YzQZLucY8iw
- kissickas 7y ago
  To my extreme disappointment, "This video is unavailable."
  - huntermeyer 7y ago
    https://youtu.be/0Nk538OH5xQ https://youtu.be/0Nk538OH5xQ

dictum 7y ago

Time for some Dadaist tinkering. The bill of materials is probably $50-100 or less to turn an iPad Pro into a viable stand for the Pro Display.

uasm 7y ago

That's inflation for you.

threatofrain 7y ago

But now your monitor can go vertical. It’s good for coding!

asdff 7y ago
People are going to be leaning this thing on their wall or on a stack of dollar bills, that might even be cheaper.

yitchelle 7y ago

> The stand and VESA mount costs extra because it’s Apple. For me the last line in the article obnoxiously sums up Apple's attitude towards pricing.

Corrado 7y ago

I guess you could prop your $6000 monitor up against the wall or some milk crates or something. Are they including a power cable in the box or is that a $99 extra?

kevin_thibedeau 7y ago
For the price they should have microwave beamed power. Two cables hanging off the back are just too ugly to countenance.