[Ti] more speculation

[Ross Winn]

On 12/13/05, Mikael Byström <mikael.bystrom at punkass.com> wrote:
> But this question is interesting: Will Apple stop catering for Pro
> customers that buy hardware (and also many Apple software licenses) for
> thousands of dollars? Will Apple become for the "consumer" users only?
> Personally, I don't think they can gain that much in that market and I
> certainly don't see why they couldn't keep and go for several markets.

iBooks are not Pro machines. iBooks are designed primarily for the
student and consumer market. Powerbooks are designed for the
professional market. One thing is for sure. Apple does not have any
problem with cutting out un-needed features for 90% of their market.
If 10% of iBook users are relying on Firewire it is a lot easier to
migrate them to powerbooks than it is to overcharge the other 90%.

Ross Winn
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