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Apple Halting Mac Component Orders Due to Overestimated Demand?
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And even more people are realising they don't need a laptop and are just buying a $500 iPad instead.
Right now everything still works on a late 2006 MBP.
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If the share price stays where it is, Apple's cash will be more than market caps in about five years time. Think about that.
Why would anyone go to Best Buy to buy a Macintosh?
And about your "if only": Macs take 45% of all the profits in the PC market. Why go for more market share if it doesn't put money in your pocket?
People know the specs, they don't know the family name of the cpu. But a lot would know how fast their cpu is.
I agree here. When I started buying Macs, each refresh brought something I felt I wanted. Now, however, the things I want just aren't coming - such as USB 3, cell data, higher res screen, larger SSD etc. As such I see no need to upgrade my 2011 MBA.
All Apple are interested in 'improving' upon is the size and weight, but I think it's thin and light enough.
And when it comes to iMacs, Apple ruined their chances of attracting me when they removed the DVD drive (not to mention the fact that the two available screen sizes are 'too big' and 'too small').
They don't want more market share. They want more profit, and chasing market share isn't necessarily the way to get that.
The problem is no new products since the ipad and now they are in a market share war with companies willing to undercut price to gain market. A few years ago, no one could offer the ecosystem Apple offered. Now, there are real alternatives.
Lots of people still have oldies. I am still using a 2008 black MB and a 2010 MB. I have no need to get another Mac until these quit. I bought these used and will buy my next Mac used.
Lets face it, in the current economic climate no PCs are flying off the shelves. The whole PC industry is in the same boat but Apple do appear to be suffering less than other manufacturers.
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The mac mini is niche, the mac pro is old and too expensive, the imac update I would actually avoid due to the lack of expandability and optical drive just to get the illusion of it being thin, the macbook air line is great but people looking at pros will see the old model which all the sudden doesnt look so great compared to the new model but the new model is too expensive for people to afford. Other than the air they have made a mess of their line imo. Bring down prices on the retina pro, either make the iMac actually thin or put it back to being useful, update the mac pro and we will have a line that makes sense
The mac mini is niche, the mac pro is old and too expensive, the imac update I would actually avoid due to the lack of expandability and optical drive just to get the illusion of it being thin, the macbook air line is great but people looking at pros will see the old model which all the sudden doesnt look so great compared to the new model but the new model is too expensive for people to afford. Other than the air they have made a mess of their line imo. Bring down prices on the retina pro, either make the iMac actually thin or put it back to being useful, update the mac pro and we will have a line that makes sense
I can agree with that, and I am using (primarily) a 2006 MacPro. It's 2013 and the thing works perfectly well and is fast with an inexpensive BSEL mod. I'm now convinced it will be fine through 2014 and maybe 2015.
The problem Apple (and all desktops, I believe) is facing happens to be a multi-faceted shift in needs and wants and abilities. They have an ever crumbling economy to contend with, though the news says otherwise, as upper-middle class people and lower are finding their cash holdings and assets dwindling in worth as products and services are now inflating in price. There is a large shift away from desktops due to the portables (tablets and phones) which give 95% of computer users enough benefit. Then there is the lack of concentration on and innovation within the desktops.
A lot of people looked to computers, perhaps manipulated to think so, as a Philosopher's Stone that would turn endeavors to gold. That perception lasted for a few decades; it is now passe because everyone tends to have a computer and the magic is mostly gone. Having the "best" computer with the biggest case and the craziest water-cooled CPU and the most memory just doesn't matter to 95% of people interested in using a computer--an iPad will do fine to gather information and connect to people via email and social media, and you can play some fun games that don't need maxed-out graphics support. The computer is now settling into a stable part of people's life as a tool for information and communication and some entertainment; while it can be used by some to create wealth, it doesn't make you magically productive or excellent, and that understanding is now becoming understood.
All these things are leading to a prudent interest in computers instead of the rabid lust for high-powered, desktop computing that fueled the industry for decades.
this is certainly my position. Thought about buying the first iteration of the 13" rMBP, but since I don't need the upgrade until later in the year and there are quite a few things to look forward to, I thought I'd wait for the next refresh. I expect a lot of people are doing the same.