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Are you buying a MBP today?

  • Yes I Am

    Votes: 5 27.8%
  • No I Am Not

    Votes: 13 72.2%

  • Total voters
    18
I'm not, because my kit suits me fine. But if I were in the market, I'd buy today, no question.
 
(posted this on another thread, but it seems to be sinking)

anyone reckon this could be a marketing ploy by apple?


>Potential MPB buyers, having waited for days/weeks/months await Macworld for an update so they buy macbook pro

>Macbook pro update not shown.

>sick of waiting and seeing no possible update on the horizon (no future events soon are there?) decide to go ahead and buy MBP.

>apple shift many units of now obsolete MBP's, after target sale is reached, apple quietly roll out the update on its site ala MacPro.
 
^ Note how many models of refurbished Macbooks and Pros are available at the Apple Store. They're definitely trying to move out old stuff.
 
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