Can a MacBook cost 700 dollars?
Analyst Technology Business Research Ezra Gotthale once again voiced rumors about the possible release of the laptop MacBook for only $ 700. “Rumors of a cheaper MacBook are undermined,” she said.
According to Ms. Gottheyl, the release of such a model could have a positive effect on the share Apple holds in the market. Gottheil believes that Apple will only benefit from the release of a cheaper version of the MacBook - as this will reduce the gap between the price of a PC and Macs. This gap has recently become quite indecent, while the only MacBook model remaining in this line is $ 999, for some netbooks the price has fallen below $ 300.
According to Gottheilat, Apple could position the MacBook as a netbook with excellent performance, not inferior to the standards of two years ago, and thanks to the OS Snow Leopard, even surpassing them. Recall that the original MacBook came with an Intel Core Duo processor with a frequency of 1.83 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive and cost $ 1,049 - with the exception of cost and hard drive - these are quite netbook options.
“The absence of netbooks in the company's product line cannot last forever. Gotthale recalls a three percent drop in sales of Macs in the first quarter of this year. “Now the company can afford to sell MacBook computers at a lower price. This will allow them to increase sales, ”the analyst believes.
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By the way, in the third quarter, sales of "Macs" increased by 4% compared with last year.
via computerworld.com
According to Ms. Gottheyl, the release of such a model could have a positive effect on the share Apple holds in the market. Gottheil believes that Apple will only benefit from the release of a cheaper version of the MacBook - as this will reduce the gap between the price of a PC and Macs. This gap has recently become quite indecent, while the only MacBook model remaining in this line is $ 999, for some netbooks the price has fallen below $ 300.
According to Gottheilat, Apple could position the MacBook as a netbook with excellent performance, not inferior to the standards of two years ago, and thanks to the OS Snow Leopard, even surpassing them. Recall that the original MacBook came with an Intel Core Duo processor with a frequency of 1.83 GHz, 512 MB of RAM, a 60 GB hard drive and cost $ 1,049 - with the exception of cost and hard drive - these are quite netbook options.
“The absence of netbooks in the company's product line cannot last forever. Gotthale recalls a three percent drop in sales of Macs in the first quarter of this year. “Now the company can afford to sell MacBook computers at a lower price. This will allow them to increase sales, ”the analyst believes.
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By the way, in the third quarter, sales of "Macs" increased by 4% compared with last year.
via computerworld.com
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/69130/
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