Cue "this wouldn't have happened on Jobs' watch".
As an Android user myself I think choice is good but also think Apple should strive to offer as few choice as possible.
It's one of their main strengths.
As an Android user myself I think choice is good but also think Apple should strive to offer as few choice as possible.
It's one of their main strengths.
And if selling too many models is the new way forward, please introduce a regular desktop computer more powerful than the mini, and less expensive than $3000. I don't get why (excluding the $3000 trash can pro) Apple's focus is on making desktop computers crazy small. Is there a market that carries a Mac Mini around with them like a laptop?
The cheapest MacBook is a few hundred dollars more expensive.
It does not make sense to discontinue your biggest volume model in the line unless you are sure that your other models can pick up the same amount of slack; I assume Apple believes that the added cost of the MacBook (and it’s a lot slower than the Air, I might add) would prevent that.
It doesn't fit into the current line-up but clearly is just kept around because using old tech lets them keep the price down.
You've got a new product that has some experimental novelty (emoji bar) and makes some very future oriented design decisions (usb c only) that most people are not ready to sunset on yet, and which poses its own challenges and constraints (only offering 4 ports because each has to be a fully functional thunderbolt, while losing 1 for power).
Solution: MacBook Touch. They can gauge the interest in the new stuff, manage transitional issues and not leave everyone else out in the cold for whom the limitations are unacceptable.
Instead I'm now faced with an upgrade that cuts the number of ports on my machine in half, destroys my ability to hook up with common devices, and gives me something I do not want or need in return. My only hope is that they come to their senses by the time my current one gives out. Given the headphone jack fiasco, unlikely.