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I think you're massively over-estimating what the average consumer wants from their computer. I need a computer but you're saying I shouldn't buy a computer I s

I think you're massively over-estimating what the average consumer wants from their computer. I need a computer but you're saying I shouldn't buy a computer I should buy a laptop and then a separate monitor? Why!? What a weird thing to do. Call me crazy, but people will just buy a computer when they need a computer. I know, I know, we could get them a laptop and a fancy display and a mechanical keyboard and we could load Ubuntu onto it for them too while we're at it so that they aren't locked in to Apple's walled garden. That's just not what an average consumer is going to do, they're going to need a computer and buy one.

RandomThoughts3 2y ago
> Why? Because you then also have a laptop for the same price and as a bonus you can upgrade the monitore and computer separately. It's so obvious I don't understand what you are missing there. Why do you think the market for desktop literaly cratered outside of the gaming segment? I don't understand your rambling about mechanical keyboards and Ubuntu. You can simply buy a Macbook Pro (or god forbid a Mac mini) and an Apple screen for a cost which is roughly equivalent to this iMac and a net gain of functionality. Average consumers stopped buying desktop two decades ago by the way.
- tuna74 2y ago
  An Apple Studio display has a similar price point to this iMac.
- dagmx 2y ago
  I think you’re the one missing the “obvious” part as you call it. The other person even spelled it out. The market for these doesn’t care about any of the stuff you mentioned. It’s really that simple. They don’t care about the portability because they have their phone or tablet. They don’t care about upgrading because they’ll keep their device for a decade+, or they don’t own it themselves. They don’t want to buy a separate computer and display because they don’t want that hassle. The desktop market has cratered, sure, but that’s largely because the less complex devices have won out. This is one such device. Try stepping outside of your own shoes before you start telling other people they’re missing obvious things.
  - RandomThoughts3 2y ago
    > The market for these doesn’t care about any of the stuff you mentioned. Yes, that’s because this market basically doesn’t exist which is indeed the Verge point.
    - dagmx 2y ago
      In which case, both you and the article can’t be bothered to step outside and understand the market. Or are you both claiming that Apple has an entire multi decade line of products it keeps refreshing without a market? And they dedicate valuable retail space to something that doesn’t sell? This just feels like hubris of not being able to envision other people.
      - RandomThoughts3 2y ago
        > Or are you both claiming that Apple has an entire multi decade line of products it keeps refreshing without a market? Yes, pretty much. That’s why they still use the same 2021 screen, they now only have one size, the board is basically a Mac mini glued inside a screen and they barely produce any. It’s not even stocked at most retailers.
        dagmx 2y ago
        I am flummoxed by your train of thought here, and I really do think part of it is you’re not thinking through what goes into a product. Firstly, look at any tear down. The boards aren’t identical. Beyond that, it still requires specific tooling, specific power delivery and engineering, as well as parts that aren’t shared. So in your weird business view, you think Apple is doing all of that regardless of market share. For what purpose? Then beyond that, they also spend significant money to market it, and again you believe they do so despite a lack of market? Beyond that, they have expensive retail spaces and many products vying for attention. Yet they dedicate significant amounts of space to a product you claim has no market? You also claim they're not stocked at most retailers, yet I can walk into the Best Buy and Staples near me and they have iMacs available. So what incentive would they have? If everything you say is true, then you must surely think Apple is both incredibly stupid and flushing billions of dollars away on a product line that isn’t selling? How about we try approaching this the other way, and you explain why you think Apple would do such a thing, year after year?
EricE 2y ago
No kidding. I got my mom to buy a laptop and external display since it wasn't much more than a mini/monitor but for some reason she hates the laptop. It's not rational, she just wants the "simplicity" of a desktop.

RandomThoughts3 2y ago

> Why? Because you then also have a laptop for the same price and as a bonus you can upgrade the monitore and computer separately. It's so obvious I don't understand what you are missing there. Why do you think the market for desktop literaly cratered outside of the gaming segment? I don't understand your rambling about mechanical keyboards and Ubuntu. You can simply buy a Macbook Pro (or god forbid a Mac mini) and an Apple screen for a cost which is roughly equivalent to this iMac and a net gain of functionality. Average consumers stopped buying desktop two decades ago by the way.

tuna74 2y ago
An Apple Studio display has a similar price point to this iMac.
dagmx 2y ago
I think you’re the one missing the “obvious” part as you call it. The other person even spelled it out. The market for these doesn’t care about any of the stuff you mentioned. It’s really that simple. They don’t care about the portability because they have their phone or tablet. They don’t care about upgrading because they’ll keep their device for a decade+, or they don’t own it themselves. They don’t want to buy a separate computer and display because they don’t want that hassle. The desktop market has cratered, sure, but that’s largely because the less complex devices have won out. This is one such device. Try stepping outside of your own shoes before you start telling other people they’re missing obvious things.
- RandomThoughts3 2y ago
  > The market for these doesn’t care about any of the stuff you mentioned. Yes, that’s because this market basically doesn’t exist which is indeed the Verge point.
  - dagmx 2y ago
    In which case, both you and the article can’t be bothered to step outside and understand the market. Or are you both claiming that Apple has an entire multi decade line of products it keeps refreshing without a market? And they dedicate valuable retail space to something that doesn’t sell? This just feels like hubris of not being able to envision other people.
    - RandomThoughts3 2y ago
      > Or are you both claiming that Apple has an entire multi decade line of products it keeps refreshing without a market? Yes, pretty much. That’s why they still use the same 2021 screen, they now only have one size, the board is basically a Mac mini glued inside a screen and they barely produce any. It’s not even stocked at most retailers.
      - dagmx 2y ago
        I am flummoxed by your train of thought here, and I really do think part of it is you’re not thinking through what goes into a product. Firstly, look at any tear down. The boards aren’t identical. Beyond that, it still requires specific tooling, specific power delivery and engineering, as well as parts that aren’t shared. So in your weird business view, you think Apple is doing all of that regardless of market share. For what purpose? Then beyond that, they also spend significant money to market it, and again you believe they do so despite a lack of market? Beyond that, they have expensive retail spaces and many products vying for attention. Yet they dedicate significant amounts of space to a product you claim has no market? You also claim they're not stocked at most retailers, yet I can walk into the Best Buy and Staples near me and they have iMacs available. So what incentive would they have? If everything you say is true, then you must surely think Apple is both incredibly stupid and flushing billions of dollars away on a product line that isn’t selling? How about we try approaching this the other way, and you explain why you think Apple would do such a thing, year after year?

EricE 2y ago

No kidding. I got my mom to buy a laptop and external display since it wasn't much more than a mini/monitor but for some reason she hates the laptop. It's not rational, she just wants the "simplicity" of a desktop.