with or without a contract macbooks with built in 3G or some other mobile data network are just awesome.
Why is there so-much steam behind this $99 netbook from Apple rumour? If Apple were to release a netbook it's not very likely to be $99! It'd be more of a lower-budget-Macbook if anything.
I mean heck, an iPhone isn't $99 except when you get it with a silly contract.
Josh396 said:Although I'm located in the US and not in the market for laptop at the moment, I'm interested to see how much of price difference there will be for those who sign up for the contract.
I still don't see Apple getting into the netbook market, but this deal may have some bearing on the rumored $99 netbook due this summer (although I still think it's more likely to be powered by a Linux OS).
I'm not saying you would be prohibited, but why would you want to pay if you already had free mobile access with your iPhone? Most people wouldn't.Why not possible?
There is no clause in my contract with O2 that prohibits me from also joining other networks.
If I have a contract with O2, nothing stops me from having contracts with Orange, Vodaphone etc etc
If I am willing to pay, then why not?![]()
1) the target market for this product is not those with iPhones. In fact, it won't be possible for iPhone customers to join these contracts unless they pay for Orange mobile broadband AND have free iPhone internet access.
I'm not saying you would be prohibited, but why would you want to pay if you already had free mobile access with your iPhone? Most people wouldn't.
made it sound as if you knew for sure there would be some prohibition or technical impossiblility.In fact, it won't be possible for iPhone customers to join these contracts
No chance!I still don't see Apple getting into the netbook market, but this deal may have some bearing on the rumored $99 netbook due this summer (although I still think it's more likely to be powered by a Linux OS).
i posted that apple will offer the netbook for 99 for a monthly contact.
people did not believe me, now it seems i was right
Knowing Apple....Thanks for clearing that up
Just your original quote
made it sound as if you knew for sure there would be some prohibition or technical impossiblility.![]()
This is really nothing new - UK mobile phone networks have been offering subsidised laptops with mobile broadband for over a year.
I'm sorry but this rumor just doesn't make any sense. Has ANY cell phone carrier ANYWHERE subsidized a standard laptop before? The MacBooks don't even have 3G chip built in to them...
I agree with you here. People keep wanting Apple to release inexpensive products, however they haven't positioned themselves as a low-cost provider (quite the opposite: high quality, high price) and therefore unless they make a dramatic shift in strategy don't expect to see a $99 computer from Apple anytime soon.
Also it seems to me if Apple does release a netbook it won't be the same crap that the other companies are putting out...it'll probably be multi-touch and hopefully it'll be awesome which is another reason we shouldn't count on it being $99.
A bit of miscommunication there. I'm not saying Apple would ship a Linux powered Netbook ( I don't think anyone is that stupid, even meNo chance!I would say that hell would freeze over for real before Apple shipped a computer with Linux. Macs have always been and always will be powered by Apple's own proprietary OS. Using Linux would not make sense from a financial perspective (since they don't need to pay themselves a fee for the Mac OS X licence), plus it wouldn't be a Mac without Mac OS! The unity between hardware and software is at the core of Apple's philosophy.
Just don't get why anyone would pay this extra cost for a so called 'subsidised' Macbook. On the UK store, you can get a brand new whitebook for 'just' £719 - and a 3G card will only be £5-10 a month...
I'm sorry but this rumor just doesn't make any sense. Has ANY cell phone carrier ANYWHERE subsidized a standard laptop before? The MacBooks don't even have 3G chip built in to them...
Apple isn't the Burger King of computer manufacturers, always coming up with crazy half-baked ideas to see what happens. They're the Wendy's, always looking for existing ideas/establishments from competitors where a desire already exists then coming in and doing a better job. (Anyone who's taken a business class has heard this "Wendy's" example before..)
What if your laptop malfunctions? Do they take it back if you break your contract early? And most of all.. WHY??
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Cheapest MacBook is £950 right. How much could orange reduce that by and still make a profit?
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Cheapest MacBook is £950 right. How much could orange reduce that by and still make a profit?