The all new, New Apple.

[Binarymix]

This whole new Apple lineup is getting confusing. As are their marketing tactics.

It makes some sort of sense now:

Macbook Pro line:

Macbook Air, non-retina

Old Macboook Pro, non-retina.

New, Macbook Pro Retina.


The iPad line:

iPad Mini, Non-retina.

Old iPad, non-retina.

New iPad, Retina.

Next Year:

Mac Mini No screen.

Old, iMac Non-Retina

New iMac, Retina.



Still... confusing.

They are basically making "Budget, Consumer, Pro" without actually reducing any prices, just marking up the new better units, and using outdated parts in the midline models.


It's all profits and Business I know...

But... Apple has become more greedy than ever, while sticking it to their loyal customers.


That is all.

 

[Deako]

Ignore me, i misread your post. 🙂

 

[saving107]

OK, goooood tooooo knoooow I guess 😎

 

[darngooddesign]

It makes some sort of sense now:

Macbook Pro line:

Macbook Air, non-retina

Old Macboook Pro, non-retina.

New, Macbook Pro Retina.

I know this will mess up your neat system, but the non-retina MacBook Pro is not the old one. It's basically the new one without the retina. And you can't group the MacBook Air with the MacBook Pros.

 

[saving107]

I know this will mess up your neat system, but the non-retina MacBook Pro is not the old one. It's basically the new one without the retina. And you can't group the MacBook Air with the MacBook Pros.

He's trying to justify his iPad mini purchase, let him 'Beautiful Mind' this equation.

 

[Binarymix]

I know this will mess up your neat system, but the non-retina MacBook Pro is not the old one. It's basically the new one without the retina. And you can't group the MacBook Air with the MacBook Pros.

I know it's not technically the old one, still, the old design.

And Airs may not be 'pro' devices, but they are Apple laptops no?

 

[darngooddesign]

I know it's not technically the old one, still, the old design.

And Airs may not be 'pro' devices, but they are Apple laptops no?

Then you might as well group the Mac Pro, Mac Mini and iMacs together because they are Apple desktops.

 

[Binarymix]

He's trying to justify his iPad mini purchase, let him 'Beautiful Mind' this equation.

Not trying to justify anything. Just telling it as I see it now.

Apple is now only selling one premium product per line, at outrageous prices (except maybe the iPad line). The rest of the line is left to old spare cases and parts, also at a higher price than they should be.

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Then you might as well group the Mac Pro, Mac Mini and iMacs together because they are Apple desktops.

I did, except the mac pro, which is probably EOL.

 

[ThatsMeRight]

This whole new Apple lineup is getting confusing. As are their marketing tactics.

It makes some sort of sense now:

Macbook Pro line:

Macbook Air, non-retina

Old Macboook Pro, non-retina.

New, Macbook Pro Retina.


The iPad line:

iPad Mini, Non-retina.

Old iPad, non-retina.

New iPad, Retina.

Next Year:

Mac Mini No screen.

Old, iMac Non-Retina

New iMac, Retina.



Still... confusing.

They are basically making "Budget, Consumer, Pro" without actually reducing any prices, just marking up the new better units, and using outdated parts in the midline models.


It's all profits and Business I know...

But... Apple has become more greedy than ever, while sticking it to their loyal customers.


That is all.

Yep, I agree. Especially the Mac line-up is getting too 'busy'. We've now got models with special displays (retina) and without (non-retina) and it's all going through each other.

 

[george-brooks]

Steve made a very clear point while he was launching the original iMac: apple makes a consumer machine and a professional machine for each product line. Now the case is, as you mentioned: budget, consumer, pro. I agree that the product line is expanding to the point that it is losing the simplicity that made apple's lineup so great, but its also keeping up with a growing market. Now aapl has so many customers they must meet their demands. "Think different" no longer sums up apple. Instead of marketing to a few intelligent people and placing them into two categories, now they market to the masses, catering to everyone and adapting their products to what the consumers want rather than telling us what we need.

 

[PlutoniusX]

Apple is turning into a pre-Steve Jobs Apple.

Nice knowing you!

 

[darngooddesign]

Steve made a very clear point while he was launching the original iMac: apple makes a consumer machine and a professional machine for each product line.

Really? Because back then they didn't have separate consumer Powerbooks, just Powerbooks.

 

[george-brooks]

Really? Because back then they didn't have separate consumer Powerbooks, just Powerbooks.

I'm sorry my mistake, he actually said that when the original iBook was released 10 months later.

 

[cambookpro]

Really? Because back then they didn't have separate consumer Powerbooks, just Powerbooks.

What about the iBook?

 

[darngooddesign]

What about the iBook?

I was responding to his saying that happened when the iMac came out. iBook happened later.