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Apple is going to have a problem on it's hands selling Mac's moving forward - I have a 13" 2010 MacBook Air, that is currently running 27 applications (includin

Apple is going to have a problem on it's hands selling Mac's moving forward - I have a 13" 2010 MacBook Air, that is currently running 27 applications (including VMware w/Windows XP). I don't really feel any pressing need to upgrade, and will likely wait another year at least. For non-gamers, the Mac's that Apple sells are now lasting three, four, and in the case of the iMac, 5+ years. That's going to kill their sales to existing customers - so they'll need to rely more on their mobile platforms (not that they don't already)

xentronium 14y ago
> I don't really feel any pressing need to upgrade Retina displays could be a driving force for selling more airs.
- hnriot 14y ago
  possible, but unlikely. When I ask friends with Airs they never complain that the screen is lacking in any way. I think "retina" displays are a marketing gimmick, and in some cases actually cause problems until all the apps know how to work with them.
  - kevinpet 14y ago
    No one ever knows how badly they need something until they see it. When you see a retina display, then go back to normal resolution, you notice a slight difference. And that can be enough to push people from "I'll upgrade when it breaks" to "hmm... this is several years old."
    - glenra 14y ago
      I've seen retina displays (in the store, anyway) and couldn't really tell the difference. But maybe I'm just old. Size and weight and amount of disk/memory all matter to me but screens have already been "good enough" for years.
- OGinparadise 14y ago
  Retina displays could be a driving force for selling more airs. Retina is great, but it depends on the price. But still, what next after the retina? People are working more and more online and even old computers are perfectly fine. Not the fault of Apple or Microsoft, in fact they may have done a too good of of a job.,
  - skrause 14y ago
    > Retina is great, but it depends on the price. But still, what next after the retina? An LTE/3G connection would be nice.

xentronium 14y ago

> I don't really feel any pressing need to upgrade Retina displays could be a driving force for selling more airs.

hnriot 14y ago
possible, but unlikely. When I ask friends with Airs they never complain that the screen is lacking in any way. I think "retina" displays are a marketing gimmick, and in some cases actually cause problems until all the apps know how to work with them.
- kevinpet 14y ago
  No one ever knows how badly they need something until they see it. When you see a retina display, then go back to normal resolution, you notice a slight difference. And that can be enough to push people from "I'll upgrade when it breaks" to "hmm... this is several years old."
  - glenra 14y ago
    I've seen retina displays (in the store, anyway) and couldn't really tell the difference. But maybe I'm just old. Size and weight and amount of disk/memory all matter to me but screens have already been "good enough" for years.
OGinparadise 14y ago
Retina displays could be a driving force for selling more airs. Retina is great, but it depends on the price. But still, what next after the retina? People are working more and more online and even old computers are perfectly fine. Not the fault of Apple or Microsoft, in fact they may have done a too good of of a job.,
- skrause 14y ago
  > Retina is great, but it depends on the price. But still, what next after the retina? An LTE/3G connection would be nice.