Is Apple subsidizing neo, or are they just scamming customers with their iphone prices? There's no way an iphone price matches a 13-inch laptop.
>>108625895>or are they just scamming customers with their iphone prices?Mostly this.
>>108625895The chips are the bulk of the cost. Physical size is just form factor. They might be eating the cost of the screen at most but that's about it. The macbook neo is basically just an iphone/ipad in laptop form.
>>108625904I suppose you are correct; the Neo chassis is relatively inexpensive, and the screen is likely affordable as well when purchased in bulk. Apple has crazy margins.
>>108625895>are they just scamming customers
>>108625895>Are they scamming with these prices It's worse, they're just leaving 5g out of the neo.It's literally a superior form factor yet they fear jobs "iPhone" legacy will die if they give the neo 5g
>>108625895>is Apple subsidizingLooooooooooooooooool
>>108625895It's overpriced people think recycled aluminium is expensive it's fucking cans
>>108626039you can't fit a laptop in ur pocket nerd
>>108625895buy an ad
>>108626053Worse, it's used cans. However I guess it's better than post consumer plastics.>>108626054>It doesn't fit in your pocketWear it like a back pack on your chest or hang it in front of your erogenous zone like a giant belt buckle.It has an real OS on a phone chip. It should also have 5g so I can telephone people instead of just messaging.If nobody else sees this and nobody else complains, then everyone except me is a retard
>>108626039It's all about business; they'll hold onto that feature for the next MacBook M6 pro.
>>108626083>Next timeIt's been possible since the 1990s, wtf does anyone have to wait until 2027?
>>108626054No, but you can sit somewhere with access to cellular but not WiFi
>>108625955I would not be surprised if the milling/machining costs of an iPhone eclipse the difference in raw material costs.
>>108625895for neo, apple are using "binned" or discarded iphone pro chips. These are chips that had defects. essentially free. very similar to how nvidia lower end GPUs are just misprints/defect versions of the high end chips
>>108627046And also uses this recovery method to generate money from waste
>>108625895They make the laptops in India to evade tariffs so they can be sold for less
>>108625895Laptop market is VERY competitive with next to zero profit margin thanks to HP/Compaq strategy of cutting corner pushing everyone to do the same.Phone market has a lot more leeway in terms of pricing because everyone needs one.
>>108625895>Is Apple subsidizing neoI'll be damned if they aren't taking less margins on it than is usual for them they definitely wanna lock in the schools and shit
>no audio jack 3
>>108627046>retard has 0 iq opinionamazing>binnedthese are old chips and apple has millions of them. you're legit fucking stupid.>>108627208apple could sell a macbook neo or whatever for $100 if they wanted to. the real money is in the app markets and subscription shit. same way console manufacturers made systems at a "loss". it wasn't a loss, the profits are recouped elsewhere in the chain.
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