First Ring Daily 1136: MacBook Event Hangover

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• scottib62

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  19 October, 2021 - 10:45 am

  <p>Can I propose the new Apple Mac Profane? In gods name it’s how much??</p>

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• prebengh

  20 October, 2021 - 11:50 am

  <p>Actually Apple has gained market share since the introduction of the M1 chip, from some 7% to over 9%. So I think they will win over some of the users that went to Windows because they were dissatisfied with the Mac computers of the Intel era.</p>

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• prebengh

  20 October, 2021 - 12:18 pm

  <p>And although the computers look thicker, the 16” is only 0.5 mm thicker. The shape makes it look thicker. And the 14” is actually 0.1 mm thinner.</p>

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• joeaxberg

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  20 October, 2021 - 1:26 pm

  <p>Interesting article in Bloomberg about the "Post-Ive Apple." That after Job’s passing and up to Ive’s departure, perhaps there was an outsized amount of Ive-influenced form-over-function. And maybe that’s starting to wane.</p>

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• Chris_Kez

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  20 October, 2021 - 1:43 pm

  <p>Paul, I know you literally could not care less about AirPods pricing, but because I’m broken I feel compelled to provide some context. AirPods 2 were $199 with a wireless charging case. They are no longer for sale and have been replaced by the $179 AirPods 3. There was also a $159 AirPods 2 sku that came with a <em>wired </em>charging case; that product has been reduced to $129. </p><p>So now they have options at $129, $179, $249 (AirPods Pro). I suspect we’ll see holiday deals bring those down to $99, $169, $199, respectively. </p>

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