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> Most common software that typical buyers use is available on Mac or Windows That's not how most people think. Most non-techies are either fluent with "how to
by dheera 5mo ago
> Most common software that typical buyers use is available on Mac or Windows
That's not how most people think. Most non-techies are either fluent with "how to use a Mac" or "how to use Windows" and they will just stick with that inertia.
For a lot of people, learning a new OS is an ordeal.
- blacksmith_tb 5mo agoAlso possible that people have paid for licenses / apps and thus want to stay with the OS those will run on, instead of having to pay again (if it's even an option).
- MBCook 5mo agoIDK. Until the Neo you basically didn’t have a choice unless you were in the $1k+ bracket, which is not where most machines are sold. You could buy Windows, or a very cheap Chromebook that felt like it. People in that $600-700 range have never had a choice like this.
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- dheera 5mo agoPeople had plenty of options in the $600-700 range. If you really wanted a Mac and price was the only thing holding back, buy used.
- stkdump 5mo agoWhich is probably why Apple is now selling to students at what appears to be below cost.