What do you think will happen if the iBook gets Discontinued?

[Jodge407]

I was thinking today what would happen if the iBooks got discontinued. The only thing I could think of is that the Powerbook prices will be lower.

Do you think we will see the iBooks disappear or do you think they have some staying power?

[job]

apple has to keep the low cost ibook line. powerbooks are far too expensive for the simple word processing and surfing which the ibook is intended for. if a college student doesn't need all the features or the raw horsepower of the powerbook line, he/she won't have anything to choose from if the ibook line is discontinued.

[Doctor Q]

Originally posted by Jodge407
What do you think will happen if the iBook gets Discontinued?They'd have to cancel the year of the notebook.

[mnkeybsness]

i don't see the ibook line getting cancelled anytime within the next couple years. there is still a lot of demand for low cost notebooks that just can get the basic computing experience down.

[MacsRgr8]

II have mentioned this on a couple of threads now:
iBook G3 White plastic will vanish quickly. I love it though, I got a 700 Mhz one myself.
The new iBook is already out there: PB 12".. it's perfect: Low cost G4, beautiful to look at, nothing too fancy, but a very, very nice laptop to have!
I expect the first G4 iBook to be a 1GHz G4 7455 (maybe no L3 cache, to lower the cost, and make a difference with a PowerBook G4)..... Let this be the last sub-1 GHz PPC Apple has to sell.

No facts, just a hunch :)

[Sun Baked]

Right now the iBook includes the consumer oriented software package and OS9 bootability.

While the end of the iBook would signal the end of OS9 bootability, the same couldn't be said for the software package.

If they included AppleWorks and games/education stuff on all the computers it would be a moot point. But the software package is important.

One FAQ is always -- I bought a PowerBook where is AppleWorks?

[MacsRgr8]

Didn't you get M$ Office free trial instead?
Unlucky.... ha ha

[tjwett]

Why would the iBook get discontinued? I don't understand the premise of this post, I don't really see the point since the iBook isn't going anywhere anytime soon.

While were at it though, what if the world stops spinning tomorrow? :confused:

[AppleManEric]

Originally posted by MacsRgr8
II have mentioned this on a couple of threads now:
iBook G3 White plastic will vanish quickly. I love it though, I got a 700 Mhz one myself.
The new iBook is already out there: PB 12".. it's perfect: Low cost G4, beautiful to look at, nothing too fancy, but a very, very nice laptop to have!
I expect the first G4 iBook to be a 1GHz G4 7455 (maybe no L3 cache, to lower the cost, and make a difference with a PowerBook G4)..... Let this be the last sub-1 GHz PPC Apple has to sell.

No facts, just a hunch :)
what if they want a bigger screen but are on a tight budget?

[tazo]

Originally posted by Jodge407
I was thinking today what would happen if the iBooks got discontinued. The only thing I could think of is that the Powerbook prices will be lower.

Do you think we will see the iBooks disappear or do you think they have some staying power?

apple needs a consumer priced model like the ibook in their line; not everyone can afford 1599 for a laptop; for many 999/1299 is the perfect price point, such as for college/HS students.

[Daveman Deluxe]

The sun will go out before iBooks are discontinued.