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They already did, to an extent. The base Mac Mini used to be $600 with a 256 GB SSD, but they got rid of that and now the cheapest option is the $800 512 GB mod

by ndiddy 4mo ago

They already did, to an extent. The base Mac Mini used to be $600 with a 256 GB SSD, but they got rid of that and now the cheapest option is the $800 512 GB model. The typical Apple strategy is to make the base model of a given computer the price competitive version, and price gouge on additional storage and RAM to build up their margins. I guess the RAM price increase made the margins on the $600 model too low for Apple to want to sell.

cockpump 4mo ago
I said “$600” in a comment about the Neo. You said “$600” twice here about other things. One thing is for sure, people consider that Apple hardware starts at $600. They are not raising prices. They are keeping them low (in marketing) to outcompete others like Microsoft (aka Valve). Gabe Newell worked at Microsoft for 15 years - people need to start considering Valve an extension of Microsoft. Their unofficial App Store for games.
- ClikeX 4mo ago
  > Gabe Newell worked at Microsoft for 15 years - people need to start considering Valve an extension of Microsoft. Their unofficial App Store for games. This is a really weird take, considering Valve's push into Linux.
  - Grombobulous 4mo ago
    It’s really a factually incorrect take. The only reason Microsoft puts its games on Steam is because they have to for their game studios to be commercially viable. They have already tried getting a foothold with the Microsoft/Xbox store and the truth of the matter is that Steam holds all the cards in their overwhelming user base. Valve is not an extension of Microsoft, they are a company that out-competed them. I actually find it somewhat surprising that Microsoft is as warm as they are toward Valve. If there is a personal relationship factor, maybe that’s part of it. But I think another part of it is that Microsoft ultimately makes more money via Steam than if Steam wasn’t a part of their ecosystem.

by ndiddy 4mo ago

cockpump 4mo ago

I said “$600” in a comment about the Neo. You said “$600” twice here about other things. One thing is for sure, people consider that Apple hardware starts at $600. They are not raising prices. They are keeping them low (in marketing) to outcompete others like Microsoft (aka Valve). Gabe Newell worked at Microsoft for 15 years - people need to start considering Valve an extension of Microsoft. Their unofficial App Store for games.

ClikeX 4mo ago
> Gabe Newell worked at Microsoft for 15 years - people need to start considering Valve an extension of Microsoft. Their unofficial App Store for games. This is a really weird take, considering Valve's push into Linux.
- Grombobulous 4mo ago
  It’s really a factually incorrect take. The only reason Microsoft puts its games on Steam is because they have to for their game studios to be commercially viable. They have already tried getting a foothold with the Microsoft/Xbox store and the truth of the matter is that Steam holds all the cards in their overwhelming user base. Valve is not an extension of Microsoft, they are a company that out-competed them. I actually find it somewhat surprising that Microsoft is as warm as they are toward Valve. If there is a personal relationship factor, maybe that’s part of it. But I think another part of it is that Microsoft ultimately makes more money via Steam than if Steam wasn’t a part of their ecosystem.