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Isn't it possible that the Pros are a ... dividend ... for faithful Apple fans? I mean, does the Pro line even have to be a money maker? (I agree with others
by jjindev 13y ago
Isn't it possible that the Pros are a ... dividend ... for faithful Apple fans? I mean, does the Pro line even have to be a money maker? (I agree with others that the people who need this kind of machine are rare these days, but why not support them?)
- MetaCosm 13y agoNo. Apple is about margins, deep down in its DNA. It is a fundamental principal. They just -- as always -- are brilliant at marketing. They hid all that delicious markup in Xeon and FirePro brands. They know that FirePros are just (1 or 2 generation old) consumer grade with maybe some custom binning and pinout tweaks. They pushed on Intel and AMD to price those parts very well -- in exchange for volume (and not just the MacPro volume, future "Apple" volume), and now every new MacPro owner thinks they got a really good deal. It is transparent, but also clever as hell.