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On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:15:05 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

Will NEO bring in a whole new group of Mac users?

Even if it does, will the result boost Apple’s profits, or drag them
down?

It’s not a premium product. Associating that sort of thing with a
premium brand tends to be bad for the premium brand.
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Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:15:05 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

Will NEO bring in a whole new group of Mac users?

Even if it does, will the result boost Apple’s profits, or drag them
down?

It is not intended to “boost Apple’s profits”. BTW, that will come when
the user buys their NEXT Mac in a few years.

It’s not a premium product. Associating that sort of thing with a
premium brand tends to be bad for the premium brand.

You wish.

But it will still have the premium experience, compared to Windows and especially Linux. Particularly if the user already has an iPhone. Which will lead to the user getting an iPad, using Apple Music and other
products. Even more profits.

Microsoft does not have such a stellar range of products for consumers. Linux has nothing at all for consumers.

Remember. All people are not computer geeks. Nor do they want to become one.



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On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 22:59:59 +0000, Nick Charles wrote:

Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:15:05 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

Will NEO bring in a whole new group of Mac users?

Even if it does, will the result boost Apple’s profits, or drag
them down?

It is not intended to “boost Apple’s profits”. BTW, that will come
when the user buys their NEXT Mac in a few years.

And discovers that it costs a whole lot more?

It’s not a premium product. Associating that sort of thing with a
premium brand tends to be bad for the premium brand.

You wish.

Marketing 101.

But it will still have the premium experience, compared to Windows
and especially Linux.

Doesn’t seem to be, so far, judging from the mixed reviews.
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On 3/22/2026 6:59 PM, Nick Charles wrote:

Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:15:05 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

Will NEO bring in a whole new group of Mac users?

Even if it does, will the result boost Apple’s profits, or drag them
down?

It is not intended to “boost Apple’s profits”. BTW, that will come when
the user buys their NEXT Mac in a few years.

Probably a relevant point, yes. If it brings more people to using the platform, long term, that's a good investment.

It’s not a premium product. Associating that sort of thing with a
premium brand tends to be bad for the premium brand.

You wish.

But it will still have the premium experience, compared to Windows and especially Linux. Particularly if the user already has an iPhone. Which will lead to the user getting an iPad, using Apple Music and other
products. Even more profits.

How is macOS so "premium" compared to Windows "and especially" Linux?
It always comes down to personal preference. I'm not against
right-brained Apple fans having what they want, but objectively, it's
off the beaten path, not mainstream. Buying a Mac merely because one
has an iPhone is a big mistake.

Microsoft does not have such a stellar range of products for consumers.
Linux has nothing at all for consumers.

Laughable.

Remember. All people are not computer geeks. Nor do they want to become one.

Well, using Apple products will definitely fail to make them one.
--
Joel W. Crump
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On 3/22/26 9:16 PM, Joel W. Crump wrote:

On 3/22/2026 6:59 PM, Nick Charles wrote:

Lawrence D´Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:

On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:15:05 -0400, Tom Elam wrote:

Will NEO bring in a whole new group of Mac users?

Even if it does, will the result boost Apple’s profits, or drag them
down?

It is not intended to “boost Apple’s profits”.    BTW, that will come
when
the user buys their NEXT Mac in a few years.

Probably a relevant point, yes.  If it brings more people to using the platform, long term, that's a good investment.

It’s not a premium product. Associating that sort of thing with a
premium brand tends to be bad for the premium brand.

You wish.
But it will still have the premium experience, compared to Windows and
especially Linux.   Particularly if the user already has an iPhone.
Which
will lead to the user getting an iPad, using Apple Music and other
products.   Even more profits.

How is macOS so "premium" compared to Windows "and especially" Linux? It always comes down to personal preference.  I'm not against right-brained Apple fans having what they want, but objectively, it's off the beaten
path, not mainstream.  Buying a Mac merely because one has an iPhone is
a big mistake.

Microsoft does not have such a stellar range of products for consumers.
Linux has nothing at all for consumers.

Laughable.

Remember.   All people are not computer geeks.   Nor do they want to
become
one.

Well, using Apple products will definitely fail to make them one.

Well, most people do not want to be computer geeks. They have better
things to do with their time.

For me Mac OS and Windows are two dialects of the same language. They
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