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I get the impression that Steve Jobs had no sense for what people were willing to pay for products. Macs were overwhelmingly present in schools, but I doubt man

I get the impression that Steve Jobs had no sense for what people were willing to pay for products. Macs were overwhelmingly present in schools, but I doubt many could afford them even if they wanted to. $2495 was an insane amount of money in 1984

leoc 5y ago
Jobs wanted a lower price for the original Mac but lost to others who wanted to take profits. After his departure he complained about the high Mac prices and their effect on Mac market share. Conversely there’s a reason that Gassée the father of the Macintosh II was smirking about the high prices of the current Mac Pro line: https://mondaynote.com/mac-pro-fooled-you-90d560fcca99 https://mondaynote.com/mac-pro-fooled-you-90d560fcca99