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The complicated lineup is probably more related to a maturing market
by lukevdp 12y ago
The complicated lineup is probably more related to a maturing market
- pothibo 12y agolaptop is a matured market and the lineup under Jobs was very straight forward (Macbook, macbook pro, macbook air). EDIT: Since all the reply to my comment seem to complety miss my point, here it is: Apple's laptop lineup is very straight forward compared to their competitor in regards to LAPTOP. Have a look at HP, Dell, Acer, Lenovo's[1] offering. They have like 30 different laptops. [1] http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops http://shop.lenovo.com/ca/en/laptops
- shas3 12y agoLaptops are more modular than the newer phones. So most laptop manufacturers give you options to 'customize' the specs. It is probably not profitable to have fully customizable phones, yet. So you have 'more models'. In my opinion, people make this a bigger deal than it actually is. The equivalent of 15" Macbook Pro is perhaps the iPhone Plus, which people criticize as 'more models', etc.
- majormajor 12y agoA straightforward laptop line that had more size options than are available for either iPhones or iPads. I think they had six sizes at once going for a while? Two airs, three MBPs, one MB?
- pothibo 12y agoHow about you compare the laptop lineup with its own industry?
- pilsetnieks 12y agoSo it's still very straightforward under Cook, too: MBA, MBPR, and MBP which probably hasn't much time left.
- PublicEnemy111 12y agoIt signals to me that revenue has more perceived value than profit. I agree with this philosophy if the company uses the forgone profits to pursue risky but potentially rewarding ideas similar to the way Amazon has. I don't agree with it when the "idea" is a device with features they withheld from a previous release in an overcrowded category that they already dominate. That is not to say I don't like the idea of a cheaper iphone -- cheaper iphones can be a great gateway drug to the apple ecosystem. Its the 6+ or 5s that Im talking about. I expect a lot more from a company with $160 billion on hand and with the reputation of Apple's.