Apple's most affordable MacBook ever appears to be a resounding hit with customers, based on comments shared by CEO Tim Cook this week. On an earnings call on Thursday, Cook said that customer response to the MacBook Neo has been "off the charts" since the laptop was unveiled in March. "We could not be happier with how things are going at the moment," he said.
more apple than linux, lay people arnt likely going to switched to something too unfamiliar or complicated, apple dumbed down the os enough although walled its easier to use.
The average person frankly doesn’t really care as much as you think probably. Anecdotal but people I spoke to who also got it mainly got it for the price. They’d still prefer Windows since it’s what they’re used to but the lower price makes trying something new a lot more palatable.
IMO the average person (and multiple people I know) no longer likes using their computers since W11 was forced down. They’ve heard good things about Apple and are ready for a change.
Most of the stuff “regular people” do on computers these days is either web-based or cross-platform, too. A lot of them are getting the Neo because it’s better than practically every other $600 new laptop in terms of build quality.
The average person is furious the computer just restarts by itself because of an update. You don’t have relatives that use Windows? They have asked me to disable updates because of this
Yes but people mostly just let it do it’s thing. Sure they lament about it, but switching to something unfamiliar is a far more larger leap than most are willing to take. Before the Neo, the cheapest Macbook is still at the same price or higher of a Windows equivalent and those who need a laptop instead of using a phone/tablet typically are people who are using it for work or to game. That’s when they start to worry if the apps they use would work and that plus a thousand+ bucks then starts to become a huge friction to overcome.
IMO most of the the demand is due to Windows 11, not Apple. People are done with Microslop’s crap.
Both Apple and Linux are winning big with the double wamy of Win 11 being complete garbage and Win 10 being murdered.
Apple murders MacOS every ~7 years.
more apple than linux, lay people arnt likely going to switched to something too unfamiliar or complicated, apple dumbed down the os enough although walled its easier to use.
“unfamiliar or complicated”
On macos, how does one snap a window to the left or right of the screen? That’s right, you install a 3rd party application and make sure it autostarts to do basic window management.
Also they re-introduced Vista Aero to the apple ecosystem as Liquid
GlassI’ve seen so many UI anti-patterns since I got my M5 that I think Jobs would be spinning in his fucking grave.
Someone would have been strung up from a pirate flag for the liquid ass foolishness.
more people are asking me what linux distro i would recommend than ever
i know more people who use linux than macos
The average person frankly doesn’t really care as much as you think probably. Anecdotal but people I spoke to who also got it mainly got it for the price. They’d still prefer Windows since it’s what they’re used to but the lower price makes trying something new a lot more palatable.
IMO the average person (and multiple people I know) no longer likes using their computers since W11 was forced down. They’ve heard good things about Apple and are ready for a change.
Most of the stuff “regular people” do on computers these days is either web-based or cross-platform, too. A lot of them are getting the Neo because it’s better than practically every other $600 new laptop in terms of build quality.
The average person is furious the computer just restarts by itself because of an update. You don’t have relatives that use Windows? They have asked me to disable updates because of this
Yes but people mostly just let it do it’s thing. Sure they lament about it, but switching to something unfamiliar is a far more larger leap than most are willing to take. Before the Neo, the cheapest Macbook is still at the same price or higher of a Windows equivalent and those who need a laptop instead of using a phone/tablet typically are people who are using it for work or to game. That’s when they start to worry if the apps they use would work and that plus a thousand+ bucks then starts to become a huge friction to overcome.