If that were true, Apple's marketshare would be stable. But it's not. It's falling!
Even pros are moving away from Apple computers and macOS because Apple gave them all a big finger with that Mac Pro garbage can.
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Apple's PC Sales Fall Behind ASUS as Buyers Await Next-Generation MacBook Pro and Other New Models
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If that were true, Apple's marketshare would be stable. But it's not. It's falling!
Even pros are moving away from Apple computers and macOS because Apple gave them all a big finger with that Mac Pro garbage can.
Yup. Still running the MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late-2011)
I can only hope that the dGPU doesn't fail again.
Nope, nope, all kinds of nope. Apple tried to hit me with a banana in the tailpipe with the last mac mini "update". Really made me think they didn't want people to actually buy the mini. Outside of replacing my wife and daughter's phones, Apple gets no mo money from me. When my MBA finally dies that will be the end of my OSX days.
I agree. If they were planning on staying in the computer biz they wouldn't be trying to sell an iPad as a laptop replacement. And MacOS is slowly becoming as limited as iOS (SIP/rootless). Add that to no updates for years and the writing is on the wall.
But it still might be a very bad decision. Although laptop sales are down all around, so are tablet sales. I don't think it's because people don't need computers, but because the middle class is shrinking. It's hard to justify buying a new laptop if the old one still works.
This idea that gluing and soldering everything together so it's nearly impossible to repair does not sound like the right way to boost sales in the long run if the economy does not support it. People will always need computers and for as much as they love Apple products, may have no choice but to find cheaper, more reliable - and repairable options.
Well duh! Asus and the likes are selling $200 - $300 laptops. Consider also contracts from companies and governments that want low cost solutions, especially from emerging markets. Obviously Apple is not looking at the same market. This is like saying Toyota is outselling Audi. Let's see Asus' margins, and Asus own execs would beg to have Apple-like margins.
In emerging markets, Asus (and the rest of Windows OEMs) are still selling blank laptops (without windows) so they can push volumes.
In emerging markets, Asus (and the rest of Windows OEMs) are still selling blank laptops (without windows) so they can push volumes.
Processor? A big chunk of people don't even know what a processor is. Nerds and pro(sumers) buy on specs.
Go into your local Apple store and survey the average user/buyer and the questions they ask the retail staff. That's the customer Apple wants - not us nerds any more.
So, computer sales is down, iPad sales is declining, iPhone sales dropped for first time, iPod is dead, Apple Watch sales probably also declining. Not much of a growth company.
Lol, that made me think of the first Beverly Hills Cop!
Exactly! Nail meet head. What's the bet the Mini was quietly a great seller but the margin's aren't as good and it cannibalised iMac sales. I'd put the MBA 11-inch in the same category. Unfortunately the Mini and the MBA 11 are my favourite Apple products of all time.
OR..... and get this... maybe $3000 for a laptop is too much
Not sure they're ready just yet to do this. Still about 5 billion in revenue from Macs.
With the recent quarterly drop in iPhone sales, and iPad sales still stagnant, I think Apple will still have computers for quite a while.
Macs are still pretty necessary for iPhone app development and Swift will work it's way into the MacOS.
We may not have yearly or even bi-annual updates, but they're still high profit margin products.
Yeah I need a new iMac and Macbook but I'm going to wait until they update their products. It's a real shame that they don't keep them more up-to-date.
Is it me, but I have this feeling that Apple became too big of a company. They getting slow and much less efficient like any other big company. May be they should split to Mac-Apple, Phone-Apple and Other- Apple and we won't need to get obsolet 2 years old hardware for the price of a new one?
Absolutely. The competition is good enough for half the price. Apple is riding brand loyalty and the kind of people (enthusiasts and pros) who are prepared to pay that price, won't pay it for outdated hardware.
I've thought the very same thing. If my current Mac (a 2013 13" rMBP that's practically the same thing they sell today) were to suddenly die, I don't know what I'd do. I've been about as devoted a Mac guy as Apple could have, but they don't sell a single model that I could feel good about buying right now. The only reason I *might* not immediately go for something like the Dell XPS 13 (a damn fine laptop... Damn fine) is worries about compatibility with the rest of my "ecosystem." That's how they get you, I guess...
I wonder if Apple is having trouble fitting Thunderbolt 3 speed into its Macbook Pro and Mac Pro motherboards?
These RAZOR laptops already have 40Gb per second Thunderbolt 3 ports with a UBS C cable to a kick ass GPU expansion called the RAZOR core that can take normal size AMD & NVIDIA GPU cards! They have what Apple should already have out already!
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-stealth#razer-core-specs
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-stealth
I wonder if these can be turned into a Hackintosh?
These RAZOR laptops already have 40Gb per second Thunderbolt 3 ports with a UBS C cable to a kick ass GPU expansion called the RAZOR core that can take normal size AMD & NVIDIA GPU cards! They have what Apple should already have out already!
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-stealth#razer-core-specs
http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-systems/razer-blade-stealth
I wonder if these can be turned into a Hackintosh?
That's where they've got us by the short and curlies. I can take or leave macOS and I prefer Linux; Scrivener is the only think tying me to a Mac. But the ecosystem is another matter. My wife's all Apple and iCloud services are central to our household management.
No surprise here. Apple has not given the consumer any incentive to purchase a new MBP (or iMac for that matter). It's a disservice to the folks who have to update because of a device failure or emergency to go 400 days. At least they could have refreshed the processors at some point. I would have been happy with an interim refresh.
I need to replace my aging iMac and may do so with a MBP. However I will have to wait another year. I simply won't buy a newly introduced product. There always seems to be some problem(s) which need to be worked out when new technology or new designs are employed.
I need to replace my aging iMac and may do so with a MBP. However I will have to wait another year. I simply won't buy a newly introduced product. There always seems to be some problem(s) which need to be worked out when new technology or new designs are employed.
Skylake? That processor has been hashed over for so long now it has become old news. 'Maybe' a Skylake powered laptop sounded cool at the beginning of the year but to think its still cutting edge enough to put in a flagship laptop by nearly the end of the year is too little too late.
Surprise, surprise.
Tim should involve less in politics and more in his company's products.
Tim should involve less in politics and more in his company's products.
It's more likely that they are trying to make another leap forward in laptops with the next round and the industry players like Intel have been slow to release chips and chipsets that are needed to support this initiative. They rather make a great product, than coming out with a small forward step that distracts from the next "big thing".
Chances are good that the next round of laptops with have something big like 5K support over USB3, thinner design and Retina color. I'm expecting a redesigned interface in the track pad or in the function key area.
I'm also hoping they release a Macbook powered by an A10 processor. Since most if not all of these advancements will require a new release of the operating system, I would expect this until the fall.
it's rough being a mac computer consumer. Corporate doesn't care about even yearly refreshes on each product line. which blows.
At this point, i am considering the next Macbook Pro... but if it isn't what i want... i may go PC. no point in my 100% loyalty. already dual boot.
At this point, i am considering the next Macbook Pro... but if it isn't what i want... i may go PC. no point in my 100% loyalty. already dual boot.