Apple doesn't care about making computers anymore

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2 points·cmatthias··5 comments

Could it just be that computers have gotten good enough for most things that most people want to do ? Apart from incremental updates cpus, graphics cards, peripherals and interconnects havent had a breakthrough innovation in the last few years. apple does update their lines now and then to include the latest cpus and graphics cards.

In that case, Apple could use newer components to make Macs cheaper while keeping performance constant, but they don't.

This is simply not true. One specific example is SSDs -- they offer a huge increase in performance, yet Apple only offers mediocre, overpriced ones as options on its higher-end machines.

Apple just saw record mac sales last quarter. They CARE about macs, they just take their sweet time in releasing updates.

There was just an upgrade to the mini.

Also their laptop sales far outpace mac pro sales, thus they get more attention.

Yes, there was just an upgrade to the Mini, and it's pretty and all, but it lost a USB port, is still using the same (old) Core 2 processors, and they raised the base price by $100. Not very competitive if you ask me.

Their laptops do sell better, that's true. Why are both the Macbook and Macbook Air still using those same Core 2 processors then? Also, the Macbook Air has 2GB of RAM in a machine costing $1499. That's absurd.

If they still care about their computer business, then in my opinion they're doing a pretty poor job of managing it.

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