New Apple Laptops Due Next Week: A Rumor Recap and a Poll

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by technologizer • 18 years ago

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caudicus• 18 years ago

I remember watching a call with someone from Dell on CNBC during the last US recession (2001 recession and "jobless recovery" the following couple of years). He said that Dell was basically going to cut prices like crazy and actually lose some money in order to gain market share during the down time so they could capitalize on it when the economy swings back up again.

I wonder if Apple has something like this in store in terms of the "cheaper laptop" rumor. We're (sort of) already seeing this with the iPhones. ("Cheaper" but higher monthly rates which nullify the savings in the long run.)

iigs2• 18 years ago

I too am keenly interested in seeing how Apple works the premium product angle in response to the netbook segment. It's pretty obvious that they're going to have to do something, but exactly what doesn't seem obvious.

whatusername• 18 years ago

You don't see the iphone as almost a competitor in this space?

Basic typing, myspace, facebook, emails, flickr, youtube... That's retty much what a netbook is used for isn't it?

New Apple Laptops Due Next Week: A Rumor Recap and a Poll

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