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Trying to reconcile this post with the ghosts of past Unix workstation vendors, who tried to push the boundaries of what you could do with microprocessor-based
by kickingvegas 14y ago
Trying to reconcile this post with the ghosts of past Unix workstation vendors, who tried to push the boundaries of what you could do with microprocessor-based computers, where spending tens of thousands of dollars per box was common.
Datapoint as example - a SGI Onyx could run you $250,000: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_Onyx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SGI_Onyx
Fast-forward to today, all the knowledge gained in building those high-end workstations have been distilled in the smartphones we have in our pockets now.
So for Apple, R&D for its own sake or for controlling the narrative?
- wmf 14y agoThe "halo" strategy only works if you have a low-end product for people to buy after the halo sucks them in.
- thrownaway2424 14y agoSee also: Chromebook Pixel. The mere existence of that thing has to be driving sales of the $250 Chromebooks.
- Samuel_Michon 14y agoSo true. A Mac IIfx setup could easily set you back tens of thousands of dollars. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_IIfx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_IIfx
- kickingvegas 14y agoTurning it around, what computer could you build for a $10K price point? $100K?