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Point a) need to be elaborated a bit: the reason they can't release it at a very low price point is that, while sure, it might "destroy" the chromebook and low-
by newacct583 7y ago
Point a) need to be elaborated a bit: the reason they can't release it at a very low price point is that, while sure, it might "destroy" the chromebook and low-end windows laptop market, it would also destroy much of the MacBook and iPad market for the same reason.
Who's going to buy the $1k macbook when a $300 one works just as well? This isn't going to happen. Apple is a company built on high margin products, they aren't going to change that.
- mgh2 7y agoWorried about cannibalization? Of course, like the iPhone SE, there are some sacrifices compared to the premium devices, because these are non essentials for the target demographic: commoners.